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6. Submersed (suhmersus, demersus) ; buried beneath water. 
7. Descending {descendens) ; having a direction gradually down- 
wards. 
8. Hanging down {dependens ) ; having a downward direction, 
caused by its own weight. 
9. Ascending {ascendens, assurgens ) ; having a direction up- 
wards, with an oblique base ; as many seeds. 
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10. Perpendicular (verticalis, perpendicidaris') ; being at right 
angles with some other body. 
11. Oblique (phliquus) ; when the margin points to the heavens, 
the apex to the horizon ; as the leaves of Protea and Fri- 
tillaria. 
12. Horizontal (Jiorizontalis) ; when the plane points to the 
heavens, the apex to the horizon ; as most leaves. 
13. Inverted (inversus) ; having the apex of one thing in an op- 
posite direction to that of another ; as many seeds. 
14. Revolute (revolutus); rolled backwards from the direction 
ordinarily assumed by similar other bodies ; as certain ten- 
drils, and the ends of some leaves. 
15. Involute (involutus) ; rolled inwards. 
16. Convolute (convolutus) ; rolled up. 
17. Reclining (reclinatus) ; falling gradually back from the per- 
pendicular ; as the branches of the Banyan tree. 
18. Resupinate (resupinatus) ; inverted in position by a twisting 
of the stalk ; as the flowers of Orchis. 
19. f Inclining (\ inclinatus, decUnatus) \ the same as reclining, 
but in a greater degree. 
20. Pendulous (pendulus) ; hanging downwards, in consequence 
of the weakness of its support. 
