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66 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.
Linear, linearia. Long, not above one twelfth of an
inch broad; with the sides parallel, from bottom to top.
Lolium perenne, Taxus baccata, Juncus bufonius, Poa annua.
Ribband, fascialia^ graminea. Like linear leaves, but
much larger. Typha latifolia.
Awlshape, suhuluta. Linear at the bottom, but becoming
narrower by degrees, and ending in a point. Ulex Europseus,
Juniperus communis.
Hairlike, capillaria. Very fine, and very flexible, resembling
hairs. Asparagus tenuifolius.
Needlelike, acerosa, acicularia, selacea. Long, fine, stiff,
and sharp, resembling bristles or needles. Asparagus
aculifolius, Juniperus communis.
^y Dissimilar, dissimilia. Of different figures on the same
plant. Quercus nigra, Broussenetia papyrifera, Dorstenia
arifolia, Boehmeria, Ludia heterophylla.
9. Form or Substance.
Cylindrical, Folia cylindrica, teretia. Long, and like a
rod. Sedum album, Cepa tenuifolia.
Half-cylindrical, hemicylindricu, liemicylindraceu^ semicyl'mdrica.
Long, one face being flat, the other convex.
Isoetes, Pinus sylvestris, Typha angustifolia.
V\peY\ke,Jistulosa. Cylindrical and hollow. Cepa esculenta,
Allium oleraceum.
Compressed, compressa. Flattened sideways, so that they
are much thicker than broad. Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme.
Very much compressed, compressissima. So much flattened
sideways, that the sides appear like faces. Iris, many
lycopodia.
Swordshape, ensiformia, gladiata. Rather thick in the
middle, sharp-edged, and narrower from their bottom to
their point. Iris, and many irideae.
Sabreshape, acinaciformia. Fleshy, and flattened so as
to have two edges, one thick and blunt, the other sharp,
bent backwards. Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme.
Adzeshape, dolabrij'ormia. I*'leshy, nearly cylindric at
bottom, flat at top with two edges, the one straight and
thick, the other circular, broad, and cutting. Mesembryanthemum
dolabriforme.
Tongue-shape, Unguiformia. Fleshy, long, convex below,
blunt at top. Sempervivum tectorum.