THE STEM. 



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LEAF. Petiolate, exstipulate, palmate - veined, 

 serrate, base cordate, 5-lobed, terminal lobe acumin- 

 ate, leaf broader than long. 



EXEECISE XXYI. 

 Attitude of Stems. 



FIG. 138. 



Erect. 



Drooping. 



ERECT stems stand upright. 



DROOPING, stems are weak, and bend over. 



