1 1 8 FORMS OF LEAVES. 



rose, t. 4, and the Daisy, t. 424. Linnasus at 

 first used the words obverse ovatum. 



Ellipticum, f. 42, or ovale, elliptical or oval, of a 

 similar form to the foregoing, but of equal breadth 

 at each end, as in the Lily of the Valley, and 

 other Convallaria, t. 1035, 279 and 280. 



Oblongtcm, oblong, three or four times longer than 

 broad. This term is used with great latitude, and 

 serves chiefly in a specific character to contrast a 

 leaf which has a variable, or not very decided, 

 form, with others that are precisely round, ovate, 

 linear, &c. 



Spatulatum, f. 43, spatulate, of a roundish figure 

 tapering into an oblong base, as in Silene Qtites, 

 FL Brit., Engl Bot. t. 85. 



Cuneiforme, f. 44, wedge-shaped, broad and abrupt 

 at the summit, and tapering down to the base, as 

 in Saxifraga cuneifolia. 



Lanceolatum, f. 45, lanceolate, of a narrow oblong 

 form, tapering towards each end, very common, 

 as T^ilipa sylvestris, Engl. Bot. t. 6*3, Litho- 

 spermum purpuro-carukum, t. 117, Plantago 

 lanceolata^ t. 507, many Willows, &c. 



Linear^ f. 46, linear, narrow with parallel sides, as 

 those of most Grasses ; also Gentiana Pnenmo- 

 nanthc, t. 50, and Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, 

 t. 17. 



Acerosum, f. 47, needle-shaped, linear and ever- 

 green, generally acute and rigid, as in the Fir 



