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The poet Burns, in describing such a scene, says: "this is 

 my best season for devotion : my mind is wrapt up in a kind ol 

 enthusiasm to Him who, in the pompous language of the He- 

 brew bard, 'walks on the wings of the wind.'" 



201. Lyrate, differs from pinnatifid in having its terminating 

 segment broader and more circular. See Fig. 30, c. 



202. Pinnatifid, may be seen at Fig. 30, d; leaves of this 

 form are sometimes finely divided, like the teeth of a comb ; 

 they are then said to be pectinate. 



203. Palmate, or hand shaped, (Fig. 31, a;) one species of 

 the Passion-flower affords a good example of this kind of leaf. 

 The oblong segments like fingers, arise from a space near the 

 petiole, which may be considered as resembling the palm of the 

 hand. 



204. Digitate, or fingered leaf, (Fig. 31, &,) differs from the 

 palmate leaf in having no space resembling the palm of a hand ; 

 but several distinct leafets arise immediately from the petiole, 

 as may be seen in the Horse-Chestnut. 



205. Connate, (Fig. 31, c ;) the bases of opposite leaves are 

 united so as to aopear one entire leaf. 



Fig. 31. 



201. Describe a lyrate leaf. 



202. What is a pinnalifid leaf 7 



203. What does palmate signify 1 



204. What is a digitate leaf? 



205. What is a connate leaf? 



