Bingley's practical introduction to botany. Illustrated by references under each definition to plants of easy access, and by numerous figures, comprising also a glossary of botanic terms : with some account of the history of the science / by John Frost.

  • William Bingley
Date:
1831
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Credit: Bingley's practical introduction to botany. Illustrated by references under each definition to plants of easy access, and by numerous figures, comprising also a glossary of botanic terms : with some account of the history of the science / by John Frost. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ciliate, or fringed, bordered with soft parallel hairs as in cross 'wort (galium cruciatum) 138 Veiny (venosum), when the fibres on the surface of the leaf are branched, as in the hem- thorn . . • . . . 139 Curled (crispum), when the border of the leaf is more expanded than the middle part, so as to appear curled and twisted [75] . . 140 Rugose, rugged or wrinkled, when the veins of a leaf are tighter than the surface between them, causing the latter to swell into inequalities, as in several species of sage . . 141 Plaited (plicatum), when the middle part of the leaf, especially as it approaches the margin, is acutely folded up and down, as in the mallows [76] 142 Undulate, when the middle part of the leaf, as it approaches the margin, is obtusely waved up and down, as in wild mignionette (reseda lutea) [77] 143 Costate, or ribbed (nervosum), when the veins of a leaf extend in simple lines from the base to the point, as in Solomon's seal (convallaria multiflora) [78] 144 Naked, implies that a leaf is destitute of any kind of clothing or hairiness . • 145 Ensiform, or sword-shaped; two-edged, ta-