. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. VENATION OF THE LEAF. 13 the next cut (Fig. 4), representing tlie Judas-tree or Eed- bud leaf, you see a different venation. 10. At the base of the blade the petiole seems to divide all at once into five large veins, each running through, one to the apex, and four to the margin. In this case the vein- ing (that is, the venation) is compared to the division of the hand (or jpahn of the hand) into fingers, and so named ^a^. 'Fig. i a. Leaf of Sweet-gum (Jjiquidambar
. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. VENATION OF THE LEAF. 13 the next cut (Fig. 4), representing tlie Judas-tree or Eed- bud leaf, you see a different venation. 10. At the base of the blade the petiole seems to divide all at once into five large veins, each running through, one to the apex, and four to the margin. In this case the vein- ing (that is, the venation) is compared to the division of the hand (or jpahn of the hand) into fingers, and so named ^a^. 'Fig. i a. Leaf of Sweet-gum (Jjiquidambar). •mate venation. Therefore, you may say that the palmate venation consists of about five veins starting together at the base of the blade, each one branching into veinlets and veinulets. Fig. 4 a is a loied leaf of the Liquidambar tree, 9. Note the parts of tMa Willow leaf. Point out its midvein. Its veinlets -veinulets. 10. Define the palmate venation. What are the veins 7. 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 Wood, Alphonso, 1810-1881. New York : A. A. Barnes
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