Elements of biology; a practical Elements of biology; a practical text-book correlating botany, zoology, and human physiology elementsofbiolog00hunt Year: [c1907] LEAVES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 127 3un. In the case of the dandelion a rosette or whorled cluster of leaves is found. In the horse-chestnut, where the leaves come out opposite each other, the older leaves have longer petioles than the young ones. In the mullein the entire plant forms a cone. The old leaves near the bottom have long petioles, and the little ones near the apex come out close to the main stalk. In every case each leaf rece

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Elements of biology; a practical Elements of biology; a practical text-book correlating botany, zoology, and human physiology elementsofbiolog00hunt Year: [c1907] LEAVES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 127 3un. In the case of the dandelion a rosette or whorled cluster of leaves is found. In the horse-chestnut, where the leaves come out opposite each other, the older leaves have longer petioles than the young ones. In the mullein the entire plant forms a cone. The old leaves near the bottom have long petioles, and the little ones near the apex come out close to the main stalk. In every case each leaf receives a large amount of light. Other modifica-

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