CLASS I. 
INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTE TERMS. 
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3. Leathery (coriaceus, f alutaceus) ; having the consistence of 
leather ; as the leaves of Pothos acaulis, Prunus Lauro-cerasus, 
and others. 
4. Crustaceous (crustaceus) ; hard, thin, and brittle ; as the testa 
of asparagus, or of Passiflora. 
5. Cartilaginous (cartilagineus) ; hard and tough ; as the testa of 
an apple-seed. 
6. Loose (laxus) ; of a soft cellular texture, as the ^pith of most 
plants. The name is derived from the parts of the substance 
appearing as if not in a state of cohesion. 
7. Scarious (scariosus) ; having a thin, dry, shrivelled appear- 
ance ; as the involucral leaves of many species of Centaurea. 
8. Corky (sitberosus) ; having the texture of the substance called 
cork ; as the bark of Ulmus suberosa. 
9. Coated (corticatus) ; harder externally than internally. 
10. SpoDgy (^spongiosus); having the texture of a sponge; that 
is to say, very cellular, with the cellules filled with air ; as the 
coats of many seeds. 
11. Horny (corneus) ; hard, and very close in texture, but ca- 
pable of being cut without difficulty, the parts cut off not 
being brittle ; as the albumen of many plants. 
12. Oleaginous (oleaginosus) \ fleshy in substance, but filled 
with otl. 
13. Bony (osseus) ; hard, and very close in texture, not cut with- 
out difficulty, the parts cut off being brittle ; as the stone of 
a peach. 
14. Fleshy (carnosus) ; firm, juicy, easily cut. 
15. Waxy (ceraceus, cereus) ; having the texture and colour of 
new wax ; as the pollen masses of particular kinds of 
Orchis. 
16. Woody (lignosus, ligneus) ; having the texture of wood. 
17. Thick (crassus) ; something more thick than usual. Leaves, 
for instance, are generally papery in texture ; the leaves of 
cotyledons, which are much more fleshy, are called thick, 
18. Succulent {succulentus) \ very cellular and juicy; as the 
stems of Stapelias. 
19. Gelatinous (jgelatinosus) ; having the texture and appearance 
of jelly ; as Ulvas, and similar things. 
20. Fibrous (Jlbrosus) ; containing a great proportion of loose 
woody fibre ; as the rind of a cocoa-nut. 
21. f Medullary or pithy (■[ medullostes) ; filled with spongy 
pith. 
