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Oval (leaf) : of tlie same cliaracter as oblong, but somewliat 



broader. 

 Pendulous (capsule): drooping to a greater degree tlian " cernu- 



ous." 

 Piliferous (leaf): furnished with hairs at the extremity. 

 Pyriform (capsule) : pear-shaped. 

 Recurved (leaf) : rolled backward from tlie margin. 

 JReticiilate (leaf, etc.) : presenting in its structure the appearance 



of network. 

 Rostrate (lid of capsule): pointed in the shape of a bii'd's beak. 



or similar object. 

 Secund (leaves): mclining to one side of stem. 

 Serrate (leaf) : indentate, or margin like a saw. 

 Sessile (leaf and capsule) : attached to stem without any distinct 



stalk. 

 Setaceous (leaf): resembling the bristles of animals. 

 Squarrose (leaf) : with extremity very much reflexed. 

 Striated (leaves and capsule): furnished with "striff,"or streaks, 



more or less prominent. 

 Strumose (capsule): fiu'nished with a thickened part below cap- 

 sule. 

 Suhulate (leaf and capsule): formed like an awl. 

 Sulcated (leaf) : furnished witli grooves or furrows. 

 Turbinate (capsule): shaped like a peg or top. 



