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 160 Præmorsum, jagged-pointed, very blunt, with various irregular notches, as in Dr. Swartz's genus Aërides, comprehended under the Epidendrum of Linnæus. See E. tessellatum, Roxb. Pl. of Coramandel. t. 42, and præmorsum, t. 43.

Retusum, retuse, ending in a broad shallow notch, as ''Rumex digynus, Engl. Bot. t.'' 910.

Emarginatum, emarginate, or nicked, having a small acute notch at the summit, as the Bladder Senna, ''Colutea arborescens, Curt. Mag. t.'' 81.

Obtusum, blunt, terminating in a segment of a circle, as the Primrose, ''Engl. Bot. t. 4, Snowdrop, t. 19, Hypericum quadrangulum, t. 370, and Linum catharticum, t.'' 382.

Acutum, sharp, ending in an acute angle, which is common to a great variety of plants, as Ladies' Slipper, t. 1, Campanula Trachelium, t. 12, and Linum angustifolium, t. 381.

Acuminatum, pointed, having a taper or awlshaped point, as Arundo