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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 
Dagger-pointed, mucronala . Finishing in a narrow 
point. Sempervivum tectorum, Amaranth us minor. 
Hooked, uncinata . Ending in a crooked point or hook. 
Mesembryanthemum uncinatum. 
Obtuse, obtusa. Rounded at top. Rerberis vulgaris, 
Corrigiola littoralis. 
Bluntly notched, retusa. Ending in a'blunt notch. Vitis- 
Idaea punctifolia, Amaranthus lividus. 
Notched, nicked, emarginata. Ending in a sharp notch. 
Asarum Europaeum, Buxus sempervirens. PI. 5, fig. 1 5. 
Truncated, truncata . Ending abruptly by a transverse 
line. Aloe retusa. 
Bitten, preemorsa. Ending as if bitten by the teeth. 
Caryota urens. 
Three-toothed, tridentata. Ending in three teeth". Saxi- 
fraga tridentata, Genista tridentata. 
Five-tootlied, quinquedentata. Hydrocotyle tridentata, 
Saxifraga ascendens. 
Reverse-heartshape, obcordata , obcordiformia. Oblong 
and parted at the end into two rounded lobes. Leaflets of 
Oxalis vulgaris. 
If Circinated, circinata , cipice cirrosa. Lengthened out at 
the end into a long point rolled upon itself. Gloriosa 
superba. 
Ascidiated, ascidiata . Ending in a hollow vase, qscidium , 
covered with a moveable cover. Nepenthes distillatoria, 
N. phyllamphora. 
12. Contour, 
Not in the least notched, Folia integerrima. The edge 
being without the least incision whatever. Lysimachia re- 
pens, Periclymenum vulgare, Androsaemum vulgare. 
Crenate, crenata. The edge cut into small rounded 
parts. Chamaedrys palustris, Betonica officinalis, Marru- 
bium vulgare, Glechoma hederacea, Caltha palustris, Po« 
pulus tremula. 
Doubly crenate, duplicator crenata. The crenules of the 
edge crenulated also. Chrysosplenium alternifolium. 
Reversely crenate, oberenata. The edge cut into sharp 
points, separated by rounded sinuses. Theophrastus Ame- 
ricana. 
Serrate, serrata. The edge cut into teeth, serraturcs 
sharp-pointed and inclined to the tip of the leaf. Scro- 
phularia aquatica, Vaccinium montanum, Viola odorata. 
