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abortive leaf, and the apparent leaf in reality a metamor- 
phosed branch. 
Twin, gemince. Two stipules to each leaf. Almost all 
plants that have stipules. 
3. Connexion . 
Distinct, Stipulce distinct ce. Separated from one another 
throughout their whole length. Almost every plant that 
has stipules. 
Conjoined, connate,, connalce . Joined one to the other. 
Melianthus, Humulus. 
4. Nature. 
Leaflike, Stipulce foliacece. Resembling leaves in colour 
and consistence. Agrimonia vulgaris, Lathyrus aphyllus, 
Lotus corniculatus. 
Membranaceous, membranacece. Polygonum amphi- 
bium, Herniaria glabra, Corrigiola. 
Scarious, scariosce. Thin, dry, semitransparent. Poly- 
gonum aviculare, Illecebrum verticillatum, Erodium cicu- 
tarium, Potentilla fruticosa. 
Spinescent, spinescentes. Becoming spines, or thorns. 
Berberis vulgaris, Ribes spinosum. PI. 6, fig. 16. 
Very small, minutes. Gleditsia triacanthos, Ceratonia 
Siliqua. 
5. Figure. 
Rounded, Stipulce subrotundee . Spiraea odorata. 
Oval, ovales. Erodium cicutarium, Trifolium pratense, 
Astragalus glycyphyllos. 
Semioval, semiovales . Trifolium procumbens, Medicago 
sativa. 
Rather heartshaped, sub cor diformes, subcordatce. Gera- 
nium inquinans, Lotus tetragonolobus. 
Obliquely heartshaped, oblique-cordatce. Pisum sativum. 
Half-heartshaped, semi- cor diformes. Mespilus Pyra- 
cantha. 
Kidneyshape, renarice , reniformes . Salix capraea. 
Halfmooned, lunatce , semi-lunatce. Agrimonia vulgaris, 
Mespilus digyna, Crataegus Crus galli. 
Sagittate, sagittatce. Galea officinalis. 
Semi-sagittate, semi-sagiltatce. Vicia multiflora, Vicia 
sativa, Lathyrus odoratus, Lathyrus annuus, Lathyrus 
sylvestris, Orobus vernus. 
