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PLANT STUDIES 



Fig. 36. A branching Irair from the leaf of common mullein, showing the outline but 

 not the many cells. 



comparatively thick, altliougli they may be very numerous 

 (see Figs. 4, 172). In this way each leaf exposes a small 



surface to the dry- 

 ing air and intense 

 sunlight. In our 

 southwestern dry 

 regions the cactus 

 abounds, plants 

 which have reduced 

 their leaves so much 

 that they are no 

 longer used for 

 chlorophyll work, 

 and are not usually 

 recognized as leaves. 

 In their stead the 

 globular or cylin- 

 drical or flattened 

 stems are erreen and 



Fig. 37. A scale from the leaf of ^SAep^crc^ia. These ^ 



scales overlap and form a complete covering. 0-0 leai WOrii {^r IgS. 



