244 B O T 
Lineated, the fupcrficies (lightly (freaked or marked longi¬ 
tudinally with parallel lines, not i mp re Hi ng the (urface ; 
as (hewn in the leaf of fuperb lily, at fig. 13. 
.46. Linguiform, or tongue-fliaped, when the leaf is li¬ 
near and carnous, obtufe and convex on the under lide, the 
margin fometi.mes cartilaginous; as in diftich aloe. 
47. I-.obated, or gathed, when the leaf is divided to the 
middle into diftindft lobts, having their margins convex ; 
as the comtnon maple. 
48. Lunatcd, or moon-fliaped, when the leaves are fub- 
rotund, and hollowed at the bale in the form of acrefcent; 
as the Domingo padion-flovver. 
49. Lucid ; all Inch leaves as are bright, (hining, or 
glolj'y, and, as it were, reflecting light; as the’laurel, 
bay, &c. 
50. Lyrated, or lyre-fhaped, divided tranfverfely into 
fegments, the upper ones being larger, and the inferior 
diftant front each other ; as in hedge-muftard.—Macula¬ 
ted, marked with fpots of a different colour from the leaf, 
yet fmooth and even with the fupcrficies, as fltewn in the 
orchis-leaf, fig. 41. 
31. Membranaceous, having no diflinguifhable pulp 
between the membranes of the two furfaces ; as the In¬ 
dian reed. 
52. Mutronated, or dagger-fhaped, the leaf terminating 
in a fliarp point ; as in 1 artarian thrift. 
53. Mucronated obtufely, the leaf having a fliarp-pointed 
apex, with rounded fkies ; as Canadian afarabacca. 
54. Multipartite, when a leaf is divided into many diftinft 
paits or fegments ; as wolf’s-bane or monk’s-hood. 
55. Nervous; leaves whole furfaces are full .of nerves 
or fibres, extending from the bafe to the apex; as the 
grea t w atc r- p 1 a nt ai n. 
36. Oblong ; leaves whofe longitudinal diameter is fe¬ 
deral times longer than the tranfverfe, both extremities 
being rounded, but narrower than the fegments of a cir¬ 
cle ; as the burning thorny plant or fpurge. 
37. Obtufe ; leaves blunt at the apex, but rounded ellip- 
tically or lefs than a circle ; as in the obtufe-leafed pepper. 
58. Orbicular; the leaf forming a circle; as in the In¬ 
dian ere fs. 
39. Oval ; leaves whofe longitudinal diameter furpaffes 
the tranfverfe, and are narrowed at both extremities; as 
the American mame. 
60. Ovate, when the longitudinal diameter is longer than 
the tranfverfe, and the fegment of the bafe circumfcribing 
a circle, the apex of the fame form, but narrower; as the 
South-Sea tea. 
61. Obverfely ovate, when the bafe is narrow, and the 
apex round, like an ovate leaf inverted ; as the round- 
leaved water-pimpernel. 
6z. Palmated, or hand-lhaped, the leaf having feveral 
divifions almoft to the bafe, (pleading like an open hand, 
as the common paflion-fiower. 
63. Panduriform, or fiddle-fhapcd, when the leaf is ob¬ 
long, broad_ below, and narrowed at the fides; as in fid¬ 
dle-dock. 
64. Papillous, ornipply; when the furface of the leaf 
is covered with dots or points like nipples; as in viper’s- 
buglofs. 
63. Papulous, or bliflered, when the leaf is overfpread 
with little pimples or blitiers ; as the diamond ficoidea. 
66. Parabolical, when the longitudinal diameter exceeds 
tlie tranfverfe, and the leaf grows narrower from the ba(e 
upwards, forming, as it were, a parabola; as the baftard 
horchound. — Partite, divided into lobes or fegments ; as 
bipartite, tripartite, quadripartite, quinqitepardte, multi¬ 
partite, according to the number of divifions ; as in fig. 42, 
44 i 54 ) ^c. 
67. Pentangular, having five prominent angles furround¬ 
ing the difb ; as in peltated crane’s-bill. 
68. Perforated, or pierced, having holes or perforations 
through the disk ; as in perforated dracontium. 
69. Pilous, or hairy, the leaf being covered with long 
dillinbi hairs; as in the hairy Pyrenean hawkweed. 
ANY. 
Fig. 70. Pinnatifid, or winged, the leaf being divided 
into long horizontal tranfverfe laciniae ; as in the pinna¬ 
tifid fiar-thifile. 
71. Planum, or plane ; leaves whofe furface is quite flat, 
free from any pulpy fwelling, and neither concave nor con¬ 
vex ; as broad-leaved rufeus. 
72. Plicated, or plaited, the leaf being doubled orfolded ; 
as the white hellebore. 
73. Prtemorle, or bitten, the leaf ending abruptly or 
jagged, as if bitten off at the apex; as in palmetto, or 
dwarf palm. 
74. Pulverated, the leaf being covered over with a fari¬ 
naceous or mealy du(t; as the powdered auricula. 
75. Pundlated, full of punttures, or hollow points or 
dots ; as St. John’s wort. 
76. Quadrangular, the leaf having four prominent anglea 
in the circumfcription of its diik ; as corn horfe-tail: quin- 
quangular, or pentangular, when the leaf has five angles; 
as in fig-. 67. 
77- Qmnquelobated, when a leaf has five diftindt lobes 
or divifions ; as the fycamore-tree. 
78. Reniform, or kidney-lhaped ; the leaf fubrotund, 
hollowed at the bafe, without angles, relembling a kidney; 
as in the European afarabacca. 
79. Iletufe, when the apex of the leaf is blunt, termi¬ 
nating in an obtufe finus; as yellow clufia. 
80. Rhomboid, or diamond-fltaped ; the two lateral an¬ 
gles being lead, and the bafe broader than the apex ; as 1 
the finaller upright mallow. 
81. Rugous, or wrinkled ; when the furface of the leaf 
is rough, or rifes in blifters, from the contraction of the 
veins ; as in common fage. 
82. Runcinated, or notched, when the leaf is doubly and 
unequally ferrated, the angles pointing contrary to the fer- 
ratures; as in dandelion. 
83. Sagittated, or arrow-(haped, the leaf triangular, 
hollowed at the bafe, and furnilhed with angles; as the 
common arrow-head. 
84. Scabrous, or rough, befet with little tubercles on 
the di(k ; as the leaves of hops.—Serpentine, when the 
edge of the leaf is cut in the form of a terpentine line, 
without ferratures, angles, or corners; as in fig. 26, and 34. 
S3. Serrated, notched, or jagged; acutely, when the 
margin is notched with imbricated angles, and whofe fliort- 
e(l fide is next the apex ; as dog’s mercury. 
86. Serrated obtufely, when the angles are obtufe ; as 
in (linking horehound. 
87. Serrated doubly, when the greater ferratures are 
again cut into little notches or teeth; as in the bramble. 
88. Sericeum, or filky, when the furface of the leaf is 
remarkably foft, and covered with filky hairs or down; as 
the (ilver-tree. 
89. Setaceous, or brifile-fhaped, when the leaf confifls, 
only of fmall briftly fibres ; as afparagus. 
90. Sinuated, or indented, when the lateral finufes are 
conliderably dilated ; as the common oak. 
91. Spatulated, "or battledore-fhaped, when the leaf is 
rounded at the apex, and lengthened downwards by a nar¬ 
row linear bafe ; as the Canary honfeleek. 
92. Striated, (cored on the furface with channelled 
fireaks or grooves, running lengthwife in parallel lines; 
as the round-rooted baffard cyprefs. 
93. Spinous, or thorny, running out into hard or rigid 
fpines, or flinging prickles ; as- prickly bear’s-breech. 
94. Subrotund, when the leaf is nearly circular in its cir¬ 
cumference; as rhus eotinus, the fumach or poifon-tree. 
93. Subulate, or awl-fhaped, gradually tapering from 
the byte to the apex ; as mefembryanthemum bicolor. 
96. 'Sulcated, or furrowed, when the leaf is longitudi¬ 
nally channelled ; as in greater fox-glove. 
97. Tomentofe, or woolly, when the leaf iscovered with 
a whitifh down, whofe hairs are interwoven and parallel; as 
the great white mullein.—Triangular, when the leaf has. 
three prominent angles round the di(k ; as fltewn at fig. 20, 
and 27, which are the leaves of buckwheat and tea-purflain. 
3 98. Triquater, 
