984 AN EXPLANATION OF 
133 Adpreffum, adpreft, the Dik of the Leaf prefled towards 
the $tem. 
34 Patens, patent, {preading, making an acute Angle with the 
Stem. : 
135 Horizontale, horizontal, growing from the Stem at Right 
Angles. 
136 Affurgens, affurgent, bending upwards, 33. 
137 Inflexum, inflex, bending inwards towards the Stem. 
138 Reclinatum, reclinate, bending downwards archwife, the 
Apex afcending. 
139 Recurvatum, recurvate, bent backwards in the Form of an 
; Arch, the convex Side upwards. 
140 Revolutum, revolute, rolled back in Form of a Scroll. 
141 Dependens, dependent, hanging with the Point downwards. 
142 Obliquum, oblique, the Bafe looking upwards, the Apex to 
the Horizon. 
143 Verticale, vertical, Leaves fo fituated that the Bafe is per- 
pendicular to the Apex. 
144 Refupinatum, refupinate, when the lower Dik of the Leaf 
looks upwards. : 
145 Submerfum, fubmerfed, funk under the Surface of the 
Water. 
146 Natans, natant, floating on the Surface of the Water. 
147 Radicans, radicant, firiking Root. 
INsarTIon. 
148 Petiolatum, petiolate, having a Petiole or Footftalk, zgo. 
149 Peltatum, peltate, having the Footftalk inferted into the 
Difk of the Leaf. 
150 Seffile, feflile, fitting immediately on the Stem without 2 
Footitalk. 
151 Adnatum, adnate, the upper Difk of the Leaf adhering to 
the Stem by an Attachment of its Bafe. 
152 Coadunata, coadunate, feveral growing together at their Bafe. 
153 Decurrens, decurrent, where the Bafe of a feffile Leaf is 
elongated and runs down the Stem. 
154 Amplexicaule, amplexicaul, embracing the Stem with its 
Bafe. 
155 Perfoliatum, perfoliate, where the Bafe of the Leaf entirely 
furrounds the Stem, or when the Stalk grows through the 
Centre of the Leaf. 
156 Connata, connate, where two oppofite Leaves grow together 
at their Bafes. 
157 Vaginans, vaginant, where the Baie of the Leaf forms 2 
tubular Sheath that furrounds the Stem. 
Figure. 
158 Subrotundum, fubrotund, almoft round, nearly circular. 
159 Og- 
