. Plants; a text-book of botany. Botany. 44 PLANT A branching hair from the leaf of common mullein. The whole plant has a felt-like covering composed of snch hairs. l>r comparatively thick, altliougli they may be very immerf>ns (see Figs, -i, 167). In this way each leaf exposes a small surface to the dry- ing air and intense sunlight. In our southwestern dry regions the cactus abounds, plants which have reduced their leaves so much that they are no longer used for chloropliyll work, and are not usuallv recognized as leaves. In their stead the gl< )l)ular or cylin- drical o
. Plants; a text-book of botany. Botany. 44 PLANT A branching hair from the leaf of common mullein. The whole plant has a felt-like covering composed of snch hairs. l>r comparatively thick, altliougli they may be very immerf>ns (see Figs, -i, 167). In this way each leaf exposes a small surface to the dry- ing air and intense sunlight. In our southwestern dry regions the cactus abounds, plants which have reduced their leaves so much that they are no longer used for chloropliyll work, and are not usuallv recognized as leaves. In their stead the gl< )l)ular or cylin- drical or stems are green and do leaf work ( 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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