. A popular California flora, or, Manual of botany for beginners. Containing descriptions of flowering plants growing in central California, and westward to the ocean. With illustrated introductory lessons, especially adapted to the Pacific coast. 2422. Peltate 21 22 Forms of Leaves.—18. Linear. 19. Oblong. 20. Elliptical. 21. Orbicular.(Shield-shaped). 23- Hastate (Spear-shaped). 24. Sagittate (Arrow-shaped). diate forms described by such terras as: Oblong-lanceolate; Narroidy-ellip-iical; Broadly-elliptical—Avhich approaches orbicular; Broadly-cordate— INTRODUCTORY LESSONS. x wbicli becomes
. A popular California flora, or, Manual of botany for beginners. Containing descriptions of flowering plants growing in central California, and westward to the ocean. With illustrated introductory lessons, especially adapted to the Pacific coast. 2422. Peltate 21 22 Forms of Leaves.—18. Linear. 19. Oblong. 20. Elliptical. 21. Orbicular.(Shield-shaped). 23- Hastate (Spear-shaped). 24. Sagittate (Arrow-shaped). diate forms described by such terras as: Oblong-lanceolate; Narroidy-ellip-iical; Broadly-elliptical—Avhich approaches orbicular; Broadly-cordate— INTRODUCTORY LESSONS. x wbicli becomes reniform if the a^^ex, is rounded, etc. Ohovate ; Ohlance-olate; Obcordate, etc., apply to forms the reverse of ovate, lanceolate, 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33a Forms of Leaves.—.g,*!. Lanceolate. 23. Oblanceolate. 27- Spahilate. 28. Ovate (Egg-Bhaped). ;i. Cord :te (Heart-shaped). 30- Reniform (Kidm-y-sliaped). 31. Falcate (Sickla-Bhaped. 32. Hastate (Spc-ar-sliaped). 32a. Auriculate (Eared) base. Apexes of Leaves. There are terms descriptive of the apexes (theupper ends) of leaves. Fig. 18 has a Cuspidate apex; Fig. 19, Notched orEmarginate; Figures 23, 24, 29, Acute; Fig. 25, Acuminate; Fig. 26,Obtuse. 3Iargins of Leaves. All these forms are represented as having
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