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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 
Linear, linearia. Long, not above one twelfth of an 
inch broad; with the sides parallel, from bottom to top. 
Lolium perenne, Taxus baccata, Juncus bufonius, Poa an- 
nua. 
Ribband, fascialia , gr amine a* Like linear leaves, but 
much larger. Typha latifolia. 
Awlshape, subulata. Linear at the bottom, but; becoming 
narrower by degrees, and ending in a point. Ulex Europseus, 
Juniperus communis. 
Tj airlike, capillar ia. Very fine, and very flexible, re- 
sembling hairs. Asparagus tenuifiolius. 
Needlelike, acerosa , acicularia, selacta. Long, fine, stiff, 
and sharp, resembling bristles or needles. Asparagus 
acutifolius, Juniperus communis. 
If Dissimilar, dissimilia. Of different figures on the same 
plant. Quercus nigra, Broussenetia papyrifera, Dorstenia 
arifolia, Boehmeria, Ludia heterophylla. 
9. Form or Substance . 
Cylindrical, Folia cylindrica, teretia. Long, and like a 
rod. Sedum album, Cepa tenuifolia. 
Half-cylindrical, hemicylindrica , hemicylindracea , semi- 
cylindrica . Long, one face being flat, the other convex. 
Isoetes, Pinus sylvestris, Typha angustifolia. 
Pipelike, Jistulosa. Cylindrical and hollow. Cepa escu- 
lenta, Allium oleraceum. 
Compressed, compressa. Flattened sideways, so that they 
are much thicker than broad. Mesembryanthemum do- 
labriforme. 
Very much compressed, compressissima. So much flat- 
tened sideways, that the sides appear like faces. Iris, many 
lycopodia. 
Swordshape, ensiformia , gladiala. Rather thick in the 
middle, sharp-edged, and narrower from their bottom to 
their point. Iris, and many iridese. 
Sabreshape, acinaciformia . Fleshy, and flattened so as 
to have two edges, one thick and blunt, the other sharp, 
bent backwards. Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme. 
Adzeshape, dolabrijormia. Fleshy, nearly cylindrie at 
bottom, flat at top with two edges, the one straight and 
thick, the other circular, broad, and cutting. Mesem- 
bryanthemum dolabriforme. 
Tongue-shape, linguiformia. Fleshy, long, convex be- 
low, blunt at top. Semper vivum teetorum. 
