. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. FOEM OF LEAVES 9^ same is said of flowers and fruits. The blade of a sessile leaf may partly or wholly surround the stem, when it is said to be clasping (Fig-. 132). In some cases the leaf runs down the stem, forming- a wing: such leaves are said to be de- current (Fig. 133). When opposite sessile leaves are joined by their bases, they are said to be connate (Fig. 134). 196. Leaflets may have one or all of these three. 130. Digitately parted leaves of begonia. parts, but the stalks of leaflets are called petiolules and the stipules of leaflets
. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. FOEM OF LEAVES 9^ same is said of flowers and fruits. The blade of a sessile leaf may partly or wholly surround the stem, when it is said to be clasping (Fig-. 132). In some cases the leaf runs down the stem, forming- a wing: such leaves are said to be de- current (Fig. 133). When opposite sessile leaves are joined by their bases, they are said to be connate (Fig. 134). 196. Leaflets may have one or all of these three. 130. Digitately parted leaves of begonia. parts, but the stalks of leaflets are called petiolules and the stipules of leaflets are called stipels. The leaf of the garden bean has leaflets, petiolules, and stii)els. 197. The blade is usually attached to the petiole by its lower edge. Tn pinnate- veined leaves, the pctiolf .^ccins to continue thi-ough the leaf as a (Fig. 1114). lu some plants, however, the petiole joins the blade inside or beyond the margin (Figs. ^ I'jn, ;)). Siicli leaves are â saiil to lie peltate oi- shiehl- L Tliis mode of atlach- iiiciit is part iciilai'ly coinnioii I in lloatiiig lea\es (e. g., tlie ivos l:rj. l.'af watel- lilies). Peltate lea\es (>( will! Jistir. 11 ^⢠â¢, i â i are usuall\' digitate-veined. 198. SHAPE.âLeaves and leallets are inlinitely ' in sha])e. Names lia\e liccii gi\rn to some of tlie mon diliiiitc ()]⢠rigulai- sliapes. 'I' names are a jiarl o|' the language oi' liolaii,\. 'i'liese names re| ov t\pi-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York Macmillan
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