8 A Botankai DlBtonary. 
and is ufually bifid, and reflexed at the top. 
2. jig. 14. 
Folium^ a Leaf, a part of a plant, extended in- 
to length and breadth in fuch a manner, as to have 
one fide diftingiiifhable from the other. 
Folium f implex., a Simple Leaf, not divided to 
the middle rib. Fah. i. fig. 1,2, 3, 4, i^c. 
Folium compojitum, a Compound Leaf, divided 
into feveral parts, each refembling a Ample leaf. 
Tab. I. fig: I r. 
Folium digitatum., a Digitated Leaf, a compound 
leaf divided into feveral parts, all of which meet 
together at the tail, fo as to refemble a hand *, fuch 
are the leaves of Hemp, i^c. Tab. i. fig 
Folium trifoliatum., a Trifoliated Leaf, a digita- 
ted leaf, divided into three fingers. Tab. i. fig. 8. 
Folium trilobatum., a Trilobated Leaf, confifts 
of three obtufe lobes, which are not divided to the 
bottom. Tab. i. fig. 12. 
Folium heptafoliumy a Heptafoliated Leaf, a digi- 
tated leaf, divided into feven fingers. 
Folium quinquefoliatumy Quinquefoliated Leaf, a 
digitated leaf, confifting of five fingers. 
Folium pennatumy a Pennated Leaf, is a compound 
leaf, divided into feveral parts, each of which is 
called a Lobe, placed along the middle rib, cither 
alternately, or by pairs. When the middle rib is 
terminated by an odd lobe, it is called an Unequal 
Pennated Leaf : Tab. i. fig. ii. And when it is 
not terminated by an odd lobe, it is termed an Equal 
Pennated Leaf: Tab. i. fig. 13. When the lobes 
are all nearly of the fame form and bignefs, it is cal- 
led an Uniform Pennated Leaf *, when they are not 
lb, it is termed Difform. 
Folium alatuniy a Winged Leaf, is, as it were, 
compofed of feveral pennated leaves. Of this fort 
is the Common Male Fern. Tab. i. fig. 14. 
Folium ramofuniy a Ramofe Leaf, is that w.hich 
