. Elements of botany. Botany. t j-(^^' % Leaf Arrangement of Horse-Chestnut on Vertical Shoots (top view). Many of the most interesting leaf- groups of this sort (as in the figure above mentioned) are found in the so-called root- leaves of plants. Good examples of these are the dan- delion, c h i c 0 r y, fall dandelion, Tic. 72, thistle, h a w k- weed, pyrola, and plantain. How are the leaves of these plants kept from shading each other ? 126. M u c fa- Divided Leaves. — Xot infrequently leaves are cut into slender fringe-like divisions, as in the carrot, tans y, southernwood, wormwood, yar-


. Elements of botany. Botany. t j-(^^' % Leaf Arrangement of Horse-Chestnut on Vertical Shoots (top view). Many of the most interesting leaf- groups of this sort (as in the figure above mentioned) are found in the so-called root- leaves of plants. Good examples of these are the dan- delion, c h i c 0 r y, fall dandelion, Tic. 72, thistle, h a w k- weed, pyrola, and plantain. How are the leaves of these plants kept from shading each other ? 126. M u c fa- Divided Leaves. — Xot infrequently leaves are cut into slender fringe-like divisions, as in the carrot, tans y, southernwood, wormwood, yar- row, dog-fennel, cypress-vine, and many other common plants. This kind of leaf seems to be adapted to offer considerable surface to. Fig. Leaf ^Vrrangement of Horse-Chestnut on Vertical Shoots (side view).. 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn


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