43 S TABLE VL 



292 Cirrhus, clasper or tendril, growing like threads, in a spi- 



ral form, which takes hold of plants, or any other body 

 near it. 



293 Pubes, downy hairs in all plants. 



294 Arma, armed with points, to keep off animals from hurting 



them. i 



295 Bractea, floral leaves, the face and texture different from 



other leaves. 



296 Pedunculus, the foot-stalk, or prop that sustains the fructi- 



fication. 



PETIOLUS, FOOT-STALK OF THE LEAF. 



I. FlCURE. ^ 



297 Linearis (169), linear, every where the same breadth. 



298 Ai,atus, winged, spread out at the sides. 



299 Clavatus, clubbed, thickened towards the point. 



300 Membranacecs, flat, thin, and generally pellucid. 



301 Teres (257), rounded like a cylinder, piilar-shaped. 



302 Semiteres (48), half-rounded, like a split column. 



303 Triqueter (52), three-sided. 



II. Magnitude. 



304 Brevissimus, very short, when the length of the foot-stalk is 



not equal to the length of the leaf. 



305 Brevis, short, not quite so long as the leaf. 



306 Mediocris, of the length of the leaf . 



307 Long us, longer than the leaf. 



308 Longissjmus, something longer than the leaf 



III. Insertion. 



309 Insertus, inserted, joined. 



3 1 0 Aon atus (151), adhering to. 



311 Decukrens (153), running down the branch. 



312 Amplexicaulis (154), embracing the stalk with its baee. 



513 Appendiculatus, a leafy appendage adhering to the base of 

 a leaf. 



