66 INTRODUCTION’ TO BOTANY. 
Linear, linearia. Long, not.above one twelfth of an 
inch broad; with the sides parallel, from: bottom. to top. 
Lolium perenne, Taxus baccata, Juncus bufonius,.Poa an- 
nua. 
Ribband, fascialia, graminea. Like linear leaves, .but 
much larger. ‘Typha latifolia. ; 
Awlshape, subudata. Linear at the bottom, but becoming 
narrower by degrees, and ending ina point. Ulex Europeus, 
Juniperus communis. 
Hairlike, capillaria. Very fine, and very. flexible, re- 
sembling hairs. Asparagus tenuifolius. 
Needlelike, acerosa, acicularia, setacea. Long, fine, staff, 
and sharp, resembling bristles or needles. Asparagus 
acutifolius, Juniperus communis. 
~¥ Dissimilar, dissimilia. Of different figures on the same 
plant. Quercus nigra, Broussenetia papyrifera,: Dorstenia 
arifolia, Boehmeria, Ludia heterophylla. 
9. Form or Substance. 
Cylindrical, Folia cylindrica, teretia. Long, and like a 
rod. Sedum album, Cepa tenuifolia. 
Half-cylindrical, hemicylindrica, hemicylindracea, \semi- 
cylindrica. Long, one face being flat, the other::convex. 
Isoetes, Pinus sylvestris, Typha angustifolia. 
_ -Pipelike, fistulosa. Cylindrical and hollow. _Cepa:escu- 
lenta, Allium oleraceum. 
Compressed, compressa. Flattened sideways, so that they 
are much thicker than broad. Mesembryanthemum ‘do- 
labriforme. 
Very much compressed, compressissima. So much flat- 
tened sideways, that the sides appear like faces. Iris, many 
lycopodia. 
Swordshape, ensiformia, gladiata. Rather thick in the 
middle, sharp-edged, and narrower from their bottom to 
their point. Iris, and many iridee. 
Sabreshape, acinaciformia. Fleshy, and: flattened: so as 
to have two edges, one thick and blunt, the other. sharp, 
-bent backwards. Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme. 
Adzeshape, dolabriformia. Eleshy, nearly cylindric-at 
bottom, flat at top with two edges, the one straight and 
thick, the other circular, broad,-and cutting. _Mesem- 
bryanthemum dolabriforme. 
‘Tongue-shape, linguiformia. Fleshy, long, convex ‘be- 
low, blunt at top. Sempervivum tectorum. 
