. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. Fig. A B -Rosette-habit shown by mullein (A) and evening-primrose (B). a cluster or rosette of leaves at the base of the stem (Figs. 6 and 7). Often this rosette, frequently lying flat upon the ground or upon the rocks, includes all the leaves the plant produces. This close overlapping of leaves is a poor adjustment to light at best, but there is evident an adjustment to se- cure the most light possible under the circumstances. The lowest leaves of the rosette are the long- est, and the upper ones become gradually shorter, so that each lea
. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. Fig. A B -Rosette-habit shown by mullein (A) and evening-primrose (B). a cluster or rosette of leaves at the base of the stem (Figs. 6 and 7). Often this rosette, frequently lying flat upon the ground or upon the rocks, includes all the leaves the plant produces. This close overlapping of leaves is a poor adjustment to light at best, but there is evident an adjustment to se- cure the most light possible under the circumstances. The lowest leaves of the rosette are the long- est, and the upper ones become gradually shorter, so that each leaf has at least a part of its surface exposed to Fig. 7.—Rosette-habit shown by shepherd's 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton
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