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COMPANION TO TROPICAL READERS 



(/) Heart-shaped (cordate), e.g. mahoe, corallila (white), 

 edcloe, bleeding heart (caladium), anatta. 



(g) Spoon-shaped (spathidate), e.g. forget-me-not. 



(h) Lance-shaped (lanceolate), e.g. mango, bamboo, dag- 

 ger plant, roseapple. 



(i) Draw one example each of the eight different 

 classes mentioned above, and at the side of each draw 

 the object after which it has been named. For example, 

 draw the heart-shaped leaf of the anatta, and next to it 

 draw a heart. 



Parallel-veined Leaf 



Net- veined Leaf 



Fig. 18 



Expt. 36. Veins (fig. 18). Collect six kinds of leaves 

 that are 



(a) Parallel-veined, e.g. corn, lily, ginger, banana. 



(b) Net-veined, e.g. pumpkin, yam, golden apple. 



(c) Prepare " skeleton " leaves of both types by soak- 

 ing in water until the blade softens and the fleshy part 

 can be torn away, leaving the veins intact. 



EXPT. 37. Margins of Leaves. Collect four leaves 

 in each of the following classes, distinguished by their 



margins 



