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FIRST LESSONS WITH PLANTS 



is that of the ovate leaf. This 

 is about twice as long as broad, 

 tapering from near the base to 

 a narrow or pointed apex. The 

 leaf at a in Fig. 37 (another 

 form of red pepper) is an example. 

 53. A third type form is 

 the oblong leaf. This is about 

 twice as long as broad, with 

 the sides nearly parallel from 

 top to bottom. Typical oblong 

 leaves are rare, but the form 

 is freely used in combination 

 with the lanceolate and ovate 

 types. Thus the chestnut leaf 

 (Fig. 38) is oblong -lanceolate. 

 The sumac leaflets (Fig. 29) are 

 ovate -oblong ; so are the leaf- 

 lets of Fig. 35. In these 

 combinations, the second word 

 is the one which is to be chiefly 

 emphasized ; that is, an oblong- 

 ovate leaf is one which is more 

 ovate than oblong, whereas an ovate- 

 oblong leaf is one more oblong 

 than ovate. The narrower leaves 

 in Fig. 37 are lance -ovate (i. e., 

 lanceolate -ovate) . 



FIG. 38. 



Oblong-lanceolate leaf of 

 chestnut. 



