. First studies in plant life in Australasia, with numerous questions, directions for outdoor work, and drawing and composition exercises. Botany. 74 FIRST STUDIES IN PLANT LIFE 11. Already I hear you asking : Are the leaves on the palm-like plan cut into in the same way as those that are on the feather-plan ? Yes, they are cut in many ways. If yon look for a mallow weed (fig. 43), you will see how the cutting begins. The cuts are deejjer in the leaf of the plane tree (fig. 44) and still deeper in the leaf of the fig tree (fig. 45), and in the Vir- ginia creeper (fig. 46) the different parts r
. First studies in plant life in Australasia, with numerous questions, directions for outdoor work, and drawing and composition exercises. Botany. 74 FIRST STUDIES IN PLANT LIFE 11. Already I hear you asking : Are the leaves on the palm-like plan cut into in the same way as those that are on the feather-plan ? Yes, they are cut in many ways. If yon look for a mallow weed (fig. 43), you will see how the cutting begins. The cuts are deejjer in the leaf of the plane tree (fig. 44) and still deeper in the leaf of the fig tree (fig. 45), and in the Vir- ginia creeper (fig. 46) the different parts run out into distinct leaf- lets. But in all these leaves — the mallow, the plane, the fig, and the Virginia creeper, the ribs run out from one centre, and you cannot say that one rib is stronger than the rest. All, therefore, belong to the leaves built on the palm-like plan.*. FiCf Leaf of 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 Gillies, William. Melbourne, Whitcombe & Tombs, Ltd
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