Of leave g* 
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I'horny, the margin running into hard, fliarp 
points, as in Thiftles and Holly. 
Aculeate^ the margin armed with fmall, rigid 
points, as in Hedge Cleaver. 
Cariilagineotis, the margin ftrengthenjed by a 
tough border, of a different fubflance from the leaf, 
Repand^ bounded by angles and fines which are 
both infcribed with fegiiients of circles; or having 
a ferpentine margin. Pi. II. fig. 21. 
Lacerate^ the margin varioufly divided into unlike 
fegments. 
Erofe^ finuate, and having other fmall obtufe 
fines on the margin. 
5. Termination. 
Ohtufe^ ending in the fegment of a circle. 
Emarginate^ ending in a notch. PI. II. fig. 23. 
Retiife, ending in an obtufe fine. 
Rramorjey terminated by unequal notches, or 
incifions. 
E'runcafe^ terminating in a tranfverfe line. 
Acute^ ending in an acute angle. PI. II. fig. 9. 
Acuminate^ having a fubulate top. PI. II. fig. 24. 
Cu/pidatCy the top refembling the point of a lance. 
Mucronafe^ ending in a fharp point. 
Tricufpidate^ ending with three points. 
Ctrrofe^ ending in a tendril. 
Piliferous^ ending in a hair. 
6. Compofition. 
Simple^ only one on a petiole. PI. II. fig. i, to 24. 
Compound^ more than one leafit on a petiole. 
PI. II. fig. 25, to 30. 
Proliferous^ one leafit growing out of another. 
Digitate^ confifling of feveral leafits connected on 
the top of a petiole. PI. II. fig. 25. Binate^ ter- 
nate, and quinate^ confifling of two, three, and 
five leafits. 
Pedate^ the petiole bifid, and the leafits on the 
infide only. PI. II. fig. 26. 
Pinnate^ 
