. Plants; a text-book of botany. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONS AXD DICOTYLEDOXS 235 is said to be pinnate or pinnafely veined, and inclines to elongated forms. In the other case several ribs of equal prominence enter the blade and diverge through it (Fig. 318). Such a leaf is palmate or palviately veined, and in- clines to broad forms. (4) Cyclic flowers pentamerous or tetramerous. The flowers " in fives" are greatly in the majority, but some. Fig. 218. Leaves showing pinnate and palmate brancliing; tlie one to tlie left is from Bumach, that to the right from bnckeye.—Caldwell. very promine


. Plants; a text-book of botany. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONS AXD DICOTYLEDOXS 235 is said to be pinnate or pinnafely veined, and inclines to elongated forms. In the other case several ribs of equal prominence enter the blade and diverge through it (Fig. 318). Such a leaf is palmate or palviately veined, and in- clines to broad forms. (4) Cyclic flowers pentamerous or tetramerous. The flowers " in fives" are greatly in the majority, but some. Fig. 218. Leaves showing pinnate and palmate brancliing; tlie one to tlie left is from Bumach, that to the right from bnckeye.—Caldwell. very prominent families have flowers " in ; There are also dicotyledonous families with flowers "in threes," and some with flowers " in ; It should be remembered that no one of the above char- acters, unless it be the character of the embryo, should be depended upon absolutely to distinguish these two 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton and company


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