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by both, and that the Varieties of both be diftin@ly rediced unto 72 
bles. Which may be done, after the following, or fome other like 
manner. 
3. §. And Pirftfor the Leaves. The moft obvious Varieties of 
which, are in their Pofition, Size or Shape. 
4. §. Leaves are faftned with, or without a Stalk, Without; 
only clofe tothe Branch, as in Sonthiftle3 ox furrounding it, as in 
Thorow-Wax. 
5. §- Both thefe ways, they ftand either fingly, that is, but one at 
the fame height 5 or more together. 
6. §. More together, in Even or Odd Numbers. In Even Numbers, 
commonly Twoand Two, asin Sage, Poliums Sometimes Four, as 
in Crofs-wort, Madder, Herb True-Love, Pomum Maje; or more, as, 
I think, in Woodrofé, &c. In Odd Numbers, Three, asin all Trefoyls, 
Strawberries 3 Five, in Pentaphil, Caftanea Equina; Seven,in Tormentil. 
7. §. The Sizes of Leaves are innumerable. It is therefore necef- 
fary to reduce them toa Standard. And fo, they may be reckoned, 
Three § Swall, Mean and Great: with refpec& to the Length of the 
Leaf, the Breadth, or both. From one Inch and under, all Leaves may 
be accounted Sail, from one Inch and over, to five Inches, Mean: 
from five and over, Great. 
8. §. The Shapes of Leaves are alfo numberlefs. But the moft ob- 
vious diftin&tions which they admit of, are fuch as thefe ; 
g. §. Leaves are Membraneous, asthe greater part 5 Squaneous, as 
Abies 5 or Filamentous. Which are folid, as in Fexil, Meum, Buphthal- 
mum, Chamemile, Groundpine 5 or hollow, as in Oxion. 
io. §. Membraneous, have all their main Fibres produced either from 
the Stalk , as in Holyoak or from the middle Stem of the Leaf, as in 
moft. From the niidle Stew, reciprocally, as in Scabous, or oppofitely, 
that is, one over againft another, asin Ro/é : and both ways, at Acute 
Angles, asin moft5 or Right, as in Dandelion. 
tr. g. Again, they are different with refpe& to the Top, the Bot- 
tom, and the Sides. The Top is Thorny, asin Furz 5 or Unarmed. On- 
armed, either Produced, that 1s, Poynted, or at lealt, Ronndifh, asin La- 
miunt, Ironwort 5 or elfe Reduced, asin Woodforrel. And {6 the Bot+ 
tom, iseither Reduced towards the Top, as in Ground-Ivy, or Produ- 
ced uponthe Stalk, asin Poplar, Bay, &c. : 
12. §. The Sides or Edges of the Leaf, are either of one and the 
fame Meafire, as commonly; or of divers, as in Doronicum. Both 
ways they are Even, asin Syringu, Mous-ears or Uneven. The Un- 
even, are Prickly, as Holly, Eryngium, Thifile; or Unarmed. Unar- 
med, are Infeéted, or Refeted. Infeted deeply, that is, Lobed, as 
Golden.Liverwort, Clematis Peregrina; or with (hallow Infections, as 
in moft. And fo, Indented, or Scallopped : the former, when the An- 
gleis made withStraight Lives,as in Dandelion; the latter,with Crooked, 
as in Thalictrum, elected, that is, both Lobed, and Infe@ted, or wheti 
upon the greater Infeifions, there are other lefler oncs, as in Wild-Clarg, 
Loge, Maflrmort. ie 
13, §. THE moft Confpicuous Varieties of Flowers, are in their 
Pofition, size, Shape, and Colour. : 
14. §. Moft are faftned with stalks ; but many without. Some- 
times, they are placed round about the Brazch, that 1s, Coronated, as 
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