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Petioles. 327. Middle-sized (mcdiocris) as long as 
the leaf, as the Hop. 
328. Long (longus) longer than the leaf, as 
Fondzveed (Potamogeton na*i 
tans). 
32D. Very long (longissimus) much longer 
than the leaf, as Canadian Assam- 
hacca (Asarum Canadense). 
3. Insertion, 330. Inserted (insertus) sitting perpendi- 
Vide PI. 43. cular to the branch, as Palmatti 
Rhubarb (Rheum palmatum). 
331. Adnate (adnatus) joined by the upper 
surface to the branch. 
332. Decurrent (decurrens) the base of 
the petiole running down the stem, 
as the Everlasting Pea. 
333. Amplexicaul and stem-clasping (am^ | 
plexicaulis) surrounding the stem 
with its base, as Sagittaria, and 
Canna Indica. 
334. Appendaged (appendicqlatus) having 
leafy films at its base, as Ononis 
Cernua; Sheathed^ as Indian 
Reed. 
4. Direction. 335. Erect (erectus) almost in a perpendi- 
Vide PL 44. cular line, as Chrysanthemum 
Serotinum. 
336. Spreading (patens) rising from the 
stem at an acute angle, as Nerium 
Oleander. 
337. Assurgent (assurgens) arch-wise erect, 
first declining and then becoming 
erect, as Sipa Radiata. 
