THE GARDEN OF CYRUS 105 



side, but on the open side stands free, and bearded like 

 the other. 



Besides, a large number of leaves have five divisions, 

 and may be circumscribed by a pentagon or figure of 

 five angles, made by right lines from the extremity 

 of their leaves, as in maple, vine, fig-tree ; but five- 

 leaved flowers are commonly disposed circularly about 

 the stylus, according to the higher geometry of nature, 

 dividing a circle by five radii, which concur not to 

 make diameters, as in quadrilateral and sexangular 

 intersections. 



