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Quinate, growing two, three, or Jive together, according to the 

 number of folioles, of which the digitate leaf consists. 



4. Pinnate, winged; when the sides of a single petiole con- 

 ect many folioles. 



5. Pinnate with an odd one; when it is terminated by an 

 odd foliole. 



6. A Cirrhose Pinnate Leaf ; when it terminates in a cirrhus 

 or clasper. 



7. An Abrupt Pinnate Leaf; when it is terminated neither 

 by a foliole nor cirrhus. 



8. Oppositely Pinnate ; when the folioles stand opposite to 

 each other. 



9. Alternately Pinnate; when the folioles are produced 

 alternately. 



10. Interruptedly Pinnate ; when the folioles are alternate- 

 ly less. 



11. Articulately Pinnate ; when the petiole common to 

 all the folioles is articulate, jointed. 



12. Decursively Pinnate ; when the folioles are decurrent, 

 running down ; that is, extend themselves downwards along the 

 petiole. 



13. Conjugate; when the pinnate leaf consists of two foli- 

 oles only. 



II. Degree, in a compound leaf, respects the subdivision of , 

 the common petiole. In respect to which leaves are, 



1. Decompound ; when a petiole once divided connects many 

 folioles. 



2. Bigeminate ; when a dichotomies* petiole connects four 

 folioles on its apices. 



* Forked or halved, and each division forked again. Editor, 



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