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33. Turned backwards (retrorsus) ; turned in a direction oppo- 
site to that of the apex of the body to which the part turned 
appertains. 
34. Turned inwards (introrsus, anticus) ; turned towards the axis 
to which it appertains. 
35. Turned outwards (extrorsus posticus) ; turned away from the 
axis to which it appertains. 
36. Procumbent {^procumbens, humifusus) ; spread over the sur- 
face of the ground. 
37. Prostrate {prostratus, pronus) ; lying flat upon the earth, or 
any other thing. 
38. Decumbent (decumhens) ; reclining upon the earth, and rising 
again from it at the apex. 
39. Diffuse {diffusus) ; spreading widely. 
40. Straggling (divaricatus) ; turning off from any thing irregu- 
larly, but at almost a right angle ; as the branches of many 
things. 
41. Brachiate (hrachiatus) when ramifications proceed from a 
common axis nearly at regular right angles, alternately in 
opposite directions. 
42. Spreading (^patens) ; having a gradually outward direction ; 
as petals from the ovarium. 
42 43 
50 49 
43. Converging (connivens) ; having a gradually inward direction ; 
as many petals. 
44. Opposite (adversus, foppositus); pointing directly to a par- 
ticular place ; as the radicle to the hilum. 
45. Uncertain (vagus) ; having no particular direction. 
46. Peritropal (perilropus) ; directed from the axis to the hori- 
zon. This and the four following are only applied to the 
embryo of the seed. 
