. The essentials of botany. Botany. XVUl SOTAIfr. it is the needle-shaped leaf; when small and thread-like it is capil- lary. 5. Oblique: any of the foregoing forms in which one side has become broader than the other; thus, obliquely ovate, obliquely heart-shaped, Fig. XIV.—Types of leaf-forms. The Base and Apexi—In most leaves two extremities may be dis- tinguished and described. There are three general forms, viz., the acute, obtuse, and notched. (Fig. XV.) The extremity is acute when the approaching sides form an acute angle with each other. When the acute extremity is lengthened. Ple

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. The essentials of botany. Botany. XVUl SOTAIfr. it is the needle-shaped leaf; when small and thread-like it is capil- lary. 5. Oblique: any of the foregoing forms in which one side has become broader than the other; thus, obliquely ovate, obliquely heart-shaped, Fig. XIV.—Types of leaf-forms. The Base and Apexi—In most leaves two extremities may be dis- tinguished and described. There are three general forms, viz., the acute, obtuse, and notched. (Fig. XV.) The extremity is acute when the approaching sides form an acute angle with each other. When the acute extremity is lengthened. 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 Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York : H. Holt and company, ;

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