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6B6 Includens, when the leaves are alternate, and in the 

 night press against the stalk, so as to include it. 



687 Circumsepiens, when leaves growing in an horizontal 



position, erect themselves at night, by clasping toge- 

 ther in the form of a funnel. 



688 Muniens, when the leaves having footstalks spreading 



horizontally, become dependent, in form of a hollow 

 arch. 



689 Conduplicans, doubling, when the folioles lightly ap- 



proach each other with their upper disk, so that both 

 are covered. 



6QO Involvens, when the points of the upright folioles are 

 pressed together, and form a cavity between. 



691 Divergens, when the bases of the folioles approach, and 



the points are spreading. 



692 Dependens, when the folioles hang downwards. 



693 Invertens, when the folioles hang down, and are at the 



same time inverted. 



694 Imbricans, the folioles imbricated, (120.) 



MENSURA, their MEASURE. 



695 Linearis, linear, the twelfth part of an inch, 



696 Unguicularis, the length of a nail. 



697 Policaris, the length of the outward joint of the thumb. 



698 Palmaris, the width of the hand. 



699 Spithamseus, a span, the length between the point of 



the thumb and fore finger. 



700 Dodrantalis, nine inches, the space between the point of 



the thumb and little finger when extended. 



701 Pedalis, a foot, the space from the bending of the el- 



bow to the base of the thumb. 



702 Orgyalis, a fathom or six feet, the height of a man, 



or a space between the extreme points of the fin- 

 gers, when the arms are extended. 



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