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sertion, as Pinus canadensis, Lamb. Pin. t. 32, 



and the Yew, Taxus baccata, Engl. Bot. t. 746. 

 Secunda, f. 30, unilateral, or leaning all towards 



one side, as Convallaria multiflora, t. 279. 

 Adpressa, close : pressed to the stem, as Xcranthe- 



mum sesamoides. Curt. Mag. t. 425. 

 Verticalia, perpendicular, both sides at right angles 



with the horizon, as Lactuca Scariola> Engl. 



Bot. t. 268. 

 Erect a, upright, forming a very acute angle with 



the stem, as Juncus articulatus, t. 238. 

 Patentia, spreading, forming a moderately acute 



angle with the stem or branch, as Atripkxpor- 



tulacoides, t. 261. 

 HOT izont alia ^ horizontal, or patent is sima, spreading 



in the greatest possible degree, as Geritiana cam- 



pestris, t. 237. 

 Redinata, inclining downward, as Leonurus Car- 



diaca, t. 286. 

 Recurva, or reflexa, curved backward, as Erica 



retorta, Curt. Mag. t. 362. 

 Incurs a, or inflexa, curved inward, as Erica empe- 



trifolla, t. M7. 



Obliqua, twisted, so that one part of each leaf is ver- 

 tical, the other horizontal, as Fritillaria obliqua, 



t. 857, and some of the large Prote<z> 

 Resupinata, reversed, when the upper surface is 



turned downward, as Pharus latlfolius, Browne s 



