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298: Nodding, (nutans), when the point i is bent 
down towards the horizon: 
33. Procumbent, (procumbens, prostratus, humi 
fusus), when the stem lies flat on the ground. : 
34. Decumbent, (decumbens), when the .stem is 
upright below, but above is bent down towards the 
eround, so that the ereatest part of it is procumbent. 
35. Creeping, (repens), when the stem lies along, 
and sends out roots from below. 
36. Sarmentose, (surmentosus), when the stem lies 
along, but sends out roots only at certain intervals, 
fig. 20. 
37. Rooting, (radicans), when the stem stands up- 
right and climbs, every where. Sending forth small 
roots by which it holds itself fast, as in ie Ivy, He- 
dera Helix. 
38. Flexuose, (festoru, 9 where the 2 iret stem 
bends itself in a zig-zag manner, so‘as to form a 
number of obtuse angles, fig. 14. 4 
5, 39: Climbing, (scandens), a weak stem that fastens 
itself to some other body tor support, as the passion- 
flower, Passiflora c@rulea: | 
40. Twining, (volubilis), a weak stem that twine ina 
serpentine form round other plants ; itis of two kidns, 
a. Turning from the right, (dextrorsum), when 
the stem twines from thre ‘left to the right, 
round a supporting body, as in the bindweed, 
- Convolvulus, fig. 25: 
b. Turning from the left, (sinistrorsum), when 
the stem twines from the left to the right, 
round a supporting body, as in the hop, Hu- 
mulus nes Fig. 32, 
Ba e, Difs 
