CLASS I. 
INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTE TERMS. 
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6. Oblong (phlongus) ; elliptical, obtuse at each end ; as the 
leaf of the hazel. 
7. Oval (oralis, ellipticus); elliptical, acute at each end; as the 
leaf of Cornus sanguinea. 
8. Ovate, or f egg-shaped (ovatus) ; oblong or elliptical, broadest 
at the lower end, so as to resemble the longitudinal section 
of an egg ; as the leaf of Stellaria media. 
9. Orbicular (orbicularis) ; perfectly circular, as the leaf of Co- 
tyledon orbiculare. 
10. Roundish [rotundus, subrotundus, rotundatus) ; orbicular, a 
little inclining to be oblong ; as the leaf of Lysimachia num- 
mularia, Mentha rotundifolia. 
11. Spatulate (spatulatus) \ oblong, with the lower end very 
much attenuated, so that the whole resembles a chemist's 
spatula ; as the leaf of Bellis perennis. 
1 2. Wedge-shaped (cuneatus, cuneiformis, f cunearius) ; inversely 
triangular, with rounded angles ; as the leaf of Saxifraga 
tridentata. 
13. Awl-shaped (subidatus) ; linear, very narrow, tapering into a 
very fine point from a broadish base ; as the leaves of Arena- 
ria tenuifolia, Ulex europaeus. 
14. Needle-shaped (acerosus); linear, rigid, tapering into a fine 
point from a narrow base ; as the leaves of Juniperus com- 
munis. 
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15. Sword-shaped [ensiformis, gladiatus) ; lorate, quite straight, 
with the point acute ; as the leaf of an Iris. 
16. f Parabolical (f parabolicus) ; between ovate and ellip- 
tical, the apex being obtuse ; as the leaf of Amaranthus 
Blitum. 
