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441. Patent (patens) spreading, as Tama^ 
rind-hai^ed Mimosa (1\L tasu- 
rindifolia). 
442. Drooping (cernuus) the apex poiminff 
to the earth, as Di^ooping -flowered 
Trillhan (T. Ceunuum). 
443. Crowded (confertus) compacted to- 
gether, as Linear-leaved Sawry (Sa- 
TUREJA JULIANA.) 
444. Declined (declinatus) descending 
archwise, as Hairy SnaJce-gourd 
(MOMORDICA CHARANTIA.) 
445. Ascending (ascendens) ascending arch-- 
wise, as the Passion Flower. 
44(). Nodding (nutans) less bent down than 
drooping. Vide Fig. 442. 
447* Flaccid (flaccid us) weak, so as to ap- 
pear to hang down iToni the weight 
of the flower, as the Momordxca 
Ciiarantia, 
448. Pendulous (pendulus) loose, so as to 
tend downwards, as the Laburnum 
(CyTISIS LA15URNUM). 
440. Straight (strictus) stiff, as Aimual 
Xeranthemiim (X, annuum). 
450. Flexuose (flexuosus) bending from 
flower to flower, as Narro'w -leaved 
■ ' ■ Tillandsia (Tillandsia te*\ui- 
folia). 
451. Retrofracted (retrofractus) appearing 
as if suddenly bent down by art, 
452. Round (teres) as Cultivated Cherry* 
tree (pRUNus cerassus). 
