. Outlines of botany for the high school laboratory and classroom (based on Gray's Lessons in botany) Prepared at the request of the Botanical Dept. of Harvard University. Botany; Botany. THE LEAF 93 168. As to the base, its shape chaiaoterizes several forms, such as Cordate, or Heart-shaped (l''igs. 88, 94), when a leaf of an ovate form, or something like it, has the outline of its rounded base turned iu (forming a notch or sinus), where the stalk is attached. Reniform, or Kidney-sliapad (Fig. 90), like the last, only rounder and broader than long. Auriculate, or Eared, having a pair of small
. Outlines of botany for the high school laboratory and classroom (based on Gray's Lessons in botany) Prepared at the request of the Botanical Dept. of Harvard University. Botany; Botany. THE LEAF 93 168. As to the base, its shape chaiaoterizes several forms, such as Cordate, or Heart-shaped (l''igs. 88, 94), when a leaf of an ovate form, or something like it, has the outline of its rounded base turned iu (forming a notch or sinus), where the stalk is attached. Reniform, or Kidney-sliapad (Fig. 90), like the last, only rounder and broader than long. Auriculate, or Eared, having a pair of small and blunt projections, or ears, at the base, as in one species of Magnolia (Fig. 99). Sagittate, or Arrow-shaped, where such ears are acute and turned downwards, \Yhile the main body of the blade tapers up\Yards to a point, as in the common Sagittaria or Arrowhead, and iu the Arrowleaved Poly- gonum (Fig. 98). 89 90 91 92 8il-92. Featlier-veined leaves; 89, oblaiiceulate; ilO, spatiilate: 91, obovate; 92, weilge-sbax> 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 Leavitt, Robert Greenleaf, 1865-1942; Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Field, forest, and garden botany. New York, American Book Co
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