ON THE FORMS OF STIPULES 



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In Lathyrus latifolius (fig. 300) the upper limb of 

 the stipule also protects the younger leaves, which, how- 

 ever, have only one pair of leaflets, and not, therefore, 



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FIG. 300. 



Fiu. 301. 



STII-ULKS OF LATIIYKUS LATIFOLIUS. One-and-a-halt' nat. size. 



The lower stipule (.sO iu fig. 300 has beou removed in fig. 8U1, exposing the 

 whole of the stipule (.<<') of the next higher leaf. 



occupying so much room, do not require such wide stip- 

 ules. The stalk, however, being very wide, is not en- 

 tirely covered by the sheathing stipule. Consequently, 



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