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6. Oblong {obiongus) ; elliptical, obtuse at each end ; as the leaf 
of the Hazel. 
7. Oval (^ovalisy ellipticus') ; elliptical, '^cute at each end ; as the 
leaf of Cornus sanguinea. 
8. Ovate, or f egg-shaped (ovatus) ; oblong or elliptical, broadest 
at the lov^r end, so as to resemble the longitudinal section of 
an egg ; as the leaf of Stellaria media. 
9. Orbicular (orbicularis') ; perfectly circular ; as the leaf of Co- 
tyledon orbiculare. 
10. Roundish (rofundus, subrofundus, rotundatus); orbicular, a 
little inclining to be oblong ; as the leaf of Lysimachia Num- 
mularia, Mentha rotundifolia. 
11. Spatulate (spatulatus) ; oblong, with the lower end very much 
attenuated, so that the whole resembles a chemist’s spatula ; 
as the leaf of Beilis perennis. 
12. Wedge-shaped cuneiformis, f cunearius) ; inversely 
triangular, with rounded angles ; as the leaf of Saxifraga tri- 
dentata. 
13. Awl-shaped (subulatus) ; linear, very narrow, tapering to a 
very fine point from a broadish base ; as the leaves of Arenaria 
tenuifolia, Ulex europaeus. 
14«. Needle-shaped (acerosus) ; linear, rigid, tapering to a fine 
point from a narrow base ; as the leaves of Juniperus com- 
munis. 
15. Sword-shaped (ensiformis, gladiatus)\ lorate, quite straight, 
with the point acute ; as the leaf of an Iris. 
16. f Parabolical (f parabolicus) ; between ovate and ellip- 
tical, the apex being obtuse ; as the leaf of Amaranthus 
Blitum. 
