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The poet Burns, in describing such a scene, says: "this is 

 my best season for devotion : my mind is wrapt up in a kind ot 

 enthusiasm to Him who, in the pompous language of the He- 

 Drew bard, l walks on the wings of the wind. 5 " 



201. Lyrate, differs from pinnatifid in having its terminating 

 segment broader and more circular. See Fig. 30, c. 



202. Pinnatifid, may be seen at Fig. 30, d ; leaves of th : s 

 form are sometimes finely divided, like the teeth of a comb; 

 they are then said to be pectinate. 



203. Palmate, or hand shaped, (Fig. 31, a;) one species of 

 the Passion-flower affords a good example of this kind of leaf. 

 The oblong segments like fingers, arise from a space near the 

 petiole, which may be considered as resembling the palm of the 

 hand. 



204. Digitate* or fingered leaf, (Fig. 31, b.) differs from tho 

 palmate leaf in having no space resembling the palm of a hand ; 

 hut several distinct leafets arise immediately from the petiole 

 as may be seen in the Horse-Chestnut. 



205. Connate, (Fig. 31, c;) the bases of opposite leaves are 

 united so as to appear one entire leaf. I 



Fig. 31. ***i ' 



201. Describe a lyrate leaf. 



202. What is a pinnatilid leaf? 

 703. What does palmate signify 1 



204. What is a digitate leaf? 



205. What is a connate leaf? 



