122 Field, Forest, and Wayside Flowers 



The second leaf of the young monocotyledon is 

 developed later than the seed-leaf, and higher up 

 on the stem, and the third comes later and higher 

 still. So when the growing lily or wheat is a few 



FIG. 24. Parallel-veined leaves of the Indian shot (Canna Indica). 

 (From the Vegetable World.) 



inches above ground we see that its leaves are 

 scattered along the stem, each singly and alone. 



When the plant is a little older this alternate 

 arrangement may be abandoned for some more 



