1 12 SITUATION AND POSITION OF LEAVES. 



Bina, only two upon a plant or stem, as in the 

 Snowdrop, Galanthusnivalis, 1. 19, Scilla bifolia, 

 t. 24, and Corrcallana majalis, t. 1035. 



Tenta, three together, as Verbena triphylla, Curt. 

 Mag.t. 367. The plants of Chili and Peru seem 

 particularly disposed to this arrangement of their 

 leaves. 



Quaterna, quina, &c. when 4, 5, or more are so 

 situated, as in various species of Heath, Erica. 



Verticillata, whorled, is used to express several 

 leaves growing in a circle round the stem, without 

 a reference to their precise number, as in Aspe- 

 rula cynanchica, Engl. Bot. .33, and odor at a y 

 t. 755, which, with the genus Galium, and some 

 others, are for this reason called stellate, star- 

 leaved plants. Whorled leaves are also found in 

 Hippuris vulgaris, t. 763, and many besides. 



Fasciculata,f. 26, tufted, as in the Larch, Plnus 

 Larii\ Lamb. Pin. t. 35, the Cedar, and some 

 others of that genus. 



Imbricata, f. 27, imbricated, like tiles upon a house, 

 as in the common Ling, Erica vulgaris, Engl. 

 Bot. t. 1013, and Euphorbia par alia, t. 195. 



Decussata, f. 28, decussated, in pairs alternately 

 crossing each other, as Veronica decussata. Curt. 

 Mag. t. 242, and Mdaleuca thymij'olia, Exot. 

 Bot. t. 36. 



Disticha,f. 29, two-ranked, spreading in two direc- 

 tions, and yet not regularly opposite at their in- 



