THE FIKST BOOK OF BOTANY. 



EXERCISE XXIII. 

 Position of Leaves. 



Fro. 121. 



Stem Leaves. 



Eadical Leaves. 



STEM leaves grow along the stem. 

 RADICAL leaves start close to the ground, or below 

 its surface. 



NOTE. The term radical would seem to imply that the leaves 

 spring from roots, which is not the case, as shown in Fig. 117. 



