. Elements of botany. Botany; Botany. Fig. 77. - Leaf Arrangement of the Oak. Fig. 78.—Leaf Ar- rangement of Euro- pean Beech. in the vertical shoots of the elm, the. oak (Fig. 77), the apple, beech, and other alternate-leaved trees, is not inconsistent with their spiral arrangement of the leaves around the stem. In horizontal twigs and branches of the elm, the beech (Fig. 78), the chestnut, the linden, and many other trees and shrubs, the desired effect is secured by the arrangement- of all the leaves in two flat rows, one on each side of the twig. The rows are produced, as it is easy to see

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. Elements of botany. Botany; Botany. Fig. 77. - Leaf Arrangement of the Oak. Fig. 78.—Leaf Ar- rangement of Euro- pean Beech. in the vertical shoots of the elm, the. oak (Fig. 77), the apple, beech, and other alternate-leaved trees, is not inconsistent with their spiral arrangement of the leaves around the stem. In horizontal twigs and branches of the elm, the beech (Fig. 78), the chestnut, the linden, and many other trees and shrubs, the desired effect is secured by the arrangement- of all the leaves in two flat rows, one on each side of the twig. The rows are produced, as it is easy to see on examining such a 1 See Kerner and Oliver's Natural History of Plants, vol. I, pp. 396-424. 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn

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