. Lessons with plants. Suggestions for seeing and interpreting some of the common forms of vegetation. Fig. Fig. walnut. scales; therefore, the scales must represent trans-formed petioles, not transformed blades. If theenlarged and green bud-scales of the Norway maple G 82 LUSSOIfS WITS PLANTS (Fig. 50) are petioles, we have an example ofleaf-stalks which perform functions of Fio. leaves of live oalc. Fio. of a. willow. 88. The leaf of a willow is shown in Fig. 78The stipules are so leaf-like as to indicate that they THS PARTS OF LEA FJ


. Lessons with plants. Suggestions for seeing and interpreting some of the common forms of vegetation. Fig. Fig. walnut. scales; therefore, the scales must represent trans-formed petioles, not transformed blades. If theenlarged and green bud-scales of the Norway maple G 82 LUSSOIfS WITS PLANTS (Fig. 50) are petioles, we have an example ofleaf-stalks which perform functions of Fio. leaves of live oalc. Fio. of a. willow. 88. The leaf of a willow is shown in Fig. 78The stipules are so leaf-like as to indicate that they THS PARTS OF LEA FJES 83 must act the part of foliage {i. e., perform thefunctions of green leaves). If, for any reason,the leaf-blades were to perish, it is conceivable thatthe stipules could maintain the plant. This actually


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