. Plants and their ways in South Africa. Botany; Botany. 48 Plants and their Ways in South Africa the margins are often notched. In monocotyledons they usually run more or less parallel, the veinlets join near^ the margin which is usually entire. Simple leaves are sometimes cut. They are called lobed, parted, or divided, according to the depth of the incisions. The leaflets of a compound leaf are attached by a little hinge or joint. LeheMa linearifolia, has but one leaflet. -^2iiii/-. Fig. kinana leaves torn bv the wind Fig. 55.—Compound leaf of Orange with one leaflet. The hinge at the b
. Plants and their ways in South Africa. Botany; Botany. 48 Plants and their Ways in South Africa the margins are often notched. In monocotyledons they usually run more or less parallel, the veinlets join near^ the margin which is usually entire. Simple leaves are sometimes cut. They are called lobed, parted, or divided, according to the depth of the incisions. The leaflets of a compound leaf are attached by a little hinge or joint. LeheMa linearifolia, has but one leaflet. -^2iiii/-. Fig. kinana leaves torn bv the wind Fig. 55.—Compound leaf of Orange with one leaflet. The hinge at the base tells that it is a compound leaf which has become reduced to a single leaflet. Other Lebeckias have several leaflets. The same is true of tire Orange and Lemon leaf. The trifoliate Orange has three leaflets. The Arrangement of Leaves on the Stem.—^^'e have seen that leaves are not well developed when covered from the light. Light as well as air is necessary for green leaves to do their work of making food for the plant. Too. 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 Stoneman, Bertha. London, New York, Longmans, Green
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