. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE LEAF AS A BUILDER. from tlie twig in alternate order witli its neighbors, or did it grow opposite a neighbor ? Fig. B shows how leaves grow alternate- ly ; but Fig. C also shows how alternately growing leaves sometimes double up, and, growing thus in pairs, appear to be opposite. But. it is the main IranoMet to which the term " opposite" applies, and Fig. D illustrates the way opposite leaves seem to spring out from either side of the branchlet. The next simple form of a leaf is one which is divided or " cut into," but is Fig.
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE LEAF AS A BUILDER. from tlie twig in alternate order witli its neighbors, or did it grow opposite a neighbor ? Fig. B shows how leaves grow alternate- ly ; but Fig. C also shows how alternately growing leaves sometimes double up, and, growing thus in pairs, appear to be opposite. But. it is the main IranoMet to which the term " opposite" applies, and Fig. D illustrates the way opposite leaves seem to spring out from either side of the branchlet. The next simple form of a leaf is one which is divided or " cut into," but is Fig. a.—Catalpa 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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