He knows it will be granted as the authorities have recently eased the rules to allow residents to take short leaves.

There are one to three short, thin leaves around the base of the plant.

There may be a one to three thin, short leaves around the base of the plant.

Plants that spend more time out of water at the waterline are tougher and have shorter leaves.

There may be short, flat leaves about the base of the plant.

In all cases the resulting plants had conspicuously short stems and dark green leaves.

- Patients at Carville were often granted short leaves from the institution.

Comparatively short but broad leaf is not longer than 2ins (5cms).

It also has shorter leaves and the flowers have no olive-green stripes.

Clothed in dark green like a mail of short shining leaves.