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1. Awned (aristatus) ; abruptly terminated in a hard, straight, 
subulate point of various lengths ; as the paleae of grasses. 
The arista is always a continuation of the costa, and some- 
times separates from the lamina below the apex. 
2. Mucronate {mucronatus) ; abruptly terminated by a hard, short 
point ; as the leaf of Statice mucronata. 
3. Cuspidate {cuspidatus) ; tapering gradually into a rigid point. 
It is also used sometimes to express abruptly acuminate ; as 
the leaf of many Rubi. 
4<. Cirrhous (cirrhosus^ apice circinatus) ; terminated by a spiral or 
flexuose, filiform appendage ; as the leaf of Gloriosa superba. 
This is due to an elongation of a costa. 
5. Pungent (pungens) ; terminating gradually in a hard, sharp, 
point ; as the leaves of Ruscus aculeatus. 
6. Bristle-pointed (setosus, f setiger) ; terminating gradually in a 
very fine, sharp point ; as the leaves of many mosses. 
7. Hair-pointed (piliferus) ; terminating in a very fine, weak 
point ; as the leaves of many mosses. 
8. Pointletted (apiculatus) ; terminating abruptly in a little 
point ; differing from mucronate in the point being part of 
the limb, and not arising wholly from a costa. 
9. Hooked (uncinatus, f uncatus) ; curved suddenly back at the 
point ; as the leaves of Mesembryanthemum uncinatum. 
10. Beaked (rostratus, rostellatus) ; terminating gradually in a 
hard, long, straight point ; as the pod of radish. 
11. Acute, or sharp-pointed (acutus)\ terminating at once in a 
point, not abruptly, but without tapering in any degree ; as 
any lanceolate leaf. 
1 2. Taper-pointed {acuminatus) ; terminating very gradually in a 
point ; as the leaf of Salix alba. 
13. t Acuminose (f acuminosus) ; terminating gradually in a flat, 
narrow end. 
14. Tail- pointed (caudatus) ; excessively acuminated, so that the 
point is long and weak, like the tail of some animal ; as 
the calyx of Aristolochia trilobata, the petals of Brassia 
caudata. 
• 15. Blunt (obtusus) ; terminating gradually in a rounded end ; as 
the leaf of Berberis vulgaris. 
16. Blunt with a point (obtusus cum acumine) terminating ab- 
ruptly in a round end, the middle of which is suddenly length- 
ened into a point ; as the leaf of many Rubi. 
17. Retuse (retusus); terminating in a round end, the centre of 
which is depressed ; as the leaf of Vaccinium Vitis Idaea. 
