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and to each other, and have received different names accord- 

 ingly. Thus, when they adhere to each side of the base of the 



Fig. 85. 



Fig. 86. 



Fig. 86. A portion of the stem, r, and leaf, /, of tlie Astragalus Onolrijchis. 



s. Synooteeate or opposite stipule. Fig. 86. A portion of the stem, r, 



and leaf,/, of JJoutluynia cordata. s. Axillary stipule. 



petiole, as in the Eose (fig. 82, s, s), they are said to be 

 adnate, adherent, or petiolar. "When they remain as little 

 leafy expansions on each side of the base of the petiole, but 

 quite distinct from it, as in many "Willows and the Pansy 



Fig. 87. 



Fig. 87, Leaf and piece of the stem of Polygonum Hydropiper. I. Lamina 



or blade, p. Petiole, d. Sheath. Fig. 88. A portion of a branch, r, 



with two opposite leaves,/, /, of Ceplialanthus occidentalis. s. Interpetiolar 

 stipule. 



(fig. 83), they are called cauUnary. When the stipules are 

 large, it sometimes happens that they meet on the opposite 



