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% Veined, venosa. With veins appearing on the siirface 
of the leaf. Androsaemum officinale, Lithospermura offici- 
nale, Vitis Idaea punctifolia. 
Parallel, paralleli-venosa. Musa Sapientum. 
Diverging-veined, diver gi-venosa. Salisburia asplenii- 
folia. 
Reticulate-veined, reticulato -venosa. The veins anasto- 
mosing in all parts. Stachys Germanica, Uva-ursi buxi- 
folia, Salix aurita, Salix reticulata. 
Veinless, avenia. Limonium commune, Lithospermum 
arvense, Arenaria maritima. 
18. Ribs or veins . 
Straight, nervis vel vents reclis . Ribs or veins running 
in a straight line. Betula. Castanea vesca. 
Curved, curvis , convergentibus. Running in a curve line 
so as to meet at each end. Plantago media. 
Featherlike, pennalis. A main rib throwing out branches 
on each side, which keep parallel to one another. Castanea 
vesca. 
Footlike, pedatis. Two main ribs throwing out branches 
on the side next to each other. Helleborus foetidus. PI. 5, 
fig. 1. 
Handlike, palmatis. Several main ribs thrown out from 
the insertion of the leaf, and tending to the circumference. 
Vitis vinifera. 
Shieldlike, peltatis , stellatis. Several main ribs thrown 
out from the insertion of the petiole, in the disk of the 
leaf. Hydrocotyle vulgaris. PI. 6, fig. 9. 
Netted, reticuiatis . Ribs and veins anastomosing in all 
parts. Stachys Germanica, Uva-ursi buxifolia, Salix aurita. 
19. Surface. 
Pierced, Folia pertusa. ‘Pierced with large holes irre- 
gularly distributed, Menispermum fenestratum. 
Fretted, cancellata. Having no parenchyme, but only 
nerves and veins which anastomose and form an open net- 
work. Hydrogeton fenestralis. PI. 5, fig. 15. 
Furrowed, sulcata. Digitalis ferruginea, Asphodelus 
luteus. 
Streaked, striata. Scirpus maritimus. 
Even, Icevia. / Convallaria majalis, Nymphsea. 
Smooth, glabra. Tamnus communis, Androssemum 
officinale, Linum usitatissimum, Reseda salicifolia, Acer 
Pseudo-platan us. 
