TERMINATIONS OF LEAVES. 123 



line, as Liriodendrum tulipifera, Curt. Mag. 

 t. 275. 



Prcemorsum,/. 70, jagged-pointed, very blunt, with 

 various irregular notches, as in Dr. Swartz's genus 

 Aerides, comprehended under the Epidendrum 

 of Linnaeus. See E. tessellatum, Rovb. PI. of 

 Coromandel, t. 42, and pr&morsum, t. 43. 



Retusum, f. 71, retuse, ending in a broad shallow 

 notch, as Rumex digynus, Engl. Bot. t. 910. 



Emarginatum,f. 72, emarginate, or nicked, having 

 a small acute notch at the summit, as the Bladder 

 Senna, Colutea arborescem, Curt. Mag. t. 8 1 . 



Obtusum,f. 39, blunt, terminating i-n a segment of 

 a circle, as the Primrose, Engl. Bot. t. 4, Snow- 

 drop, t. 19, Hypericum quadrangulum, t. 370, 

 and Lmurn catharticum, t. 382. 



Acutum, f. 51, sharp, ending in an acute angle, 

 which is common to a great variety of plants, as 

 Ladies' Slipper, t. 1, Campanula Trachelium, 

 t. 12, and Linum angustifolium, t. 381. 



Acuminatiim,f. 73, pointed, having a taper or awl- 

 shaped point, as Arundo PhragmitcS) t. 401, and 

 Scirpus maritimus, t. 542. 



Obtusum cum acumine, f. 74, blunt with a small 

 point, as Statice Limonium, t. 102. 



Mucronatum or Cuspidatum, f. 75, sharp-pointed, 

 tipped with a rigid spine, as in the Thistles, 1. 107, 

 t. 386, &c., Ruscus aculeatus, t. 560, and Mela- 

 leuca nodosa, Exot. Bot. t. 35. 



