82. INTRODUCTION, TO, BOTANY. 
abortive leaf, and the apparent leaf in reality a metamor- 
phosed branch. | 
Twin, gemine. ‘Pwo:stipules to each leaf. Almost all 
plants that have stipules. 
8. Connexion. 
Distinct, Stipule.distincte. Separated from one another 
throughout their whole length. Almost every plant, that 
has stipules. 
Conjoined, connate, connate. Joined one to the other. 
Melianthus,, Humulus. 
4, Nature. 
Leaflike, Sdipule foliacee. Resembling leaves in: colour 
and consistence. Agrimonia vulgaris, Lathyrus. aphyllus,, 
Lotus corniculatus. 
Membranaceous, membranacee. Polygonum amphi- 
bium, Herniaria glabra, Corrigiola. 
Scarious, scariose. Thin, dr ys semitransparent. Poly- 
gonum aviculare, Ilecebrum verticillatum, Erodium cicu- 
tarium, Potentilla fruticosa. 
Spinescent, spinescentes. Becoming spines, or thorns. 
Berberis vulgaris, Ribes spinosum. PI..6, fig. 16. 
Very small, minute. Gleditsia triacanthos, Ceratonia, 
Siliqua. 
5. Figure. 
Rounded, Stipule subrotunde. Spirea odorata. 
Oval, ee Erodium cicutarium, Trifolium pratense, 
Astragalus elycyphyllos. _ 
Semioval, semiovales. ‘Trifolium procumbens, Medicago 
sativa. 
Rather heartshaped, sulcordiformes, subcordate.  Gera- 
nium inquinans, Lotus tetragonolobus. 
Obliquely heartshaped, oblique-cordate. Pisum sativum. 
Half-heartshaped, semi-cordiformes. Mespilus Pyra- 
cantha. 
Kidneyshape, renarie, reniformes. Salix capreea. 
Halfmooned, lunate, semi-lunate. Agrimonia vulgaris, 
Mespilus digyna, Crateegus Crus galli. 
Sagittate, sagittate. Galea officinalis. 
Semi- -sagittate, semi-sagiitate. Vicia multiflora, Vicia 
sativa, Lathyrus odoratus, Lathyrus. annuus, Lathyrus 
sylvestris, Orobus vernus. 
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