AND DEFINITIONS. xxv, 



de cur five ^ (decurfivis) with decurrent (151) leaflets on 

 the petiole. 



Decomposed. 



283 Twice-double^ [bigemlnum) a two-fork'd (84) petiole joining 



many leaflets at the top. 



284 Thrice-three'dy [biternatu?n) thrice three-finger'd. (279) 



SUPERDECOMPOSED. 



285 Twlce-feather''dy [blpinnatum) doubly feathered. (281) 



aSb Thrice-double^ [trigeminum) triply double. Petiole twice-cleft 

 bearing two leaflets at each fummit, and two other leaflets 

 at the forking of the common petiole. 



287 Three-times thrice-three'd^ [triternatum) triply threefold, 



288 Thrice .feather'' d [tripinnatum) triply feather'd. 



289 SUPPORTS [fidcra) affiftances for the more commodious 



fupport of the plant. 



290 Petiole^ [petiolus) a prop fupporting the leaf. 



291 Stipule^ \ftipula) a fcale ilanding at the bafeof the riiing leaf- 



ftaik. 



292 Tendril^ {cirrhus) a fplral threadform band, by which a plant is 



tyed to other bodies. 



293 Pubefcence^ [pubes) every kind of hairynefs of plants. 



294 Arms^ [arma) points preventing animals from injurino- the 



plants. 



295 Bra^., [brawled) floral leaf (112) differing in appearance from 



other leaves. 

 196 Peduncle^ {pedunculus) a prop fuftaining the fru6lification. 



PETIOLE. 



Figure. 



297 Linear^ [linearis) (167) 



298 Wingd^ [alatus) dilated at the fides. 



299 Club'd^ {clavatus) thickened towards the top. 



300 Membranous y [membranaceus) flattened. 



301 Columnar^ [teres) (255). 



302 Sefni-colnmnar^ [femi teres) (48) 



303 Three-Jided, [triqueter) (53) 



Size. 



304 Veryfiorty [hrevijftmus) not reaching by much 



the length of the leaf. 



305 Shorty [brevis] not reaching the whole length 



of the leaf. 



306 Middtefizcy [medi&cris) as long as the leaf. 



307 Very 



