. Elements of botany. Botany. ECOLOGY OF LEAVES 107 usually with the space between the leaves a good deal smaller than the areas of the leaves themselves, it is called a le af- m o s a i t j-(^^' % Leaf Arrangement of Horse-Chestnut on Vertical Shoots (top view). Many of the most interesting leaf- groups of this sort (as in the figure above mentioned) are found in the so-called root- leaves of plants. Good examples of these are the dan- delion, c h i c 0 r y, fall dandelion, Tic. 72, thistle, h a w k- weed, pyrola, and plantain. How are the leaves of these plants kept from shading each oth
. Elements of botany. Botany. ECOLOGY OF LEAVES 107 usually with the space between the leaves a good deal smaller than the areas of the leaves themselves, it is called a le af- m o s a i t j-(^^' % Leaf Arrangement of Horse-Chestnut on Vertical Shoots (top view). Many of the most interesting leaf- groups of this sort (as in the figure above mentioned) are found in the so-called root- leaves of plants. Good examples of these are the dan- delion, c h i c 0 r y, fall dandelion, Tic. 72, thistle, h a w k- weed, pyrola, and plantain. How are the leaves of these plants kept from shading each other ? 126. M u c fa- Divided Leaves. — Xot infrequently leaves are cut into slender fringe-like divisions, as in the carrot, tans y, southernwood, wormwood, yar- row, dog-fennel, cypress-vine, and many other common plants. This kind of leaf seems to be adapted to offer considerable surface to. 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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