Explanation of Terms. 



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FIG. 



(6) Oval, when shaped much like an egg, but with 

 the broadest part at the middle. (Fig. k, Beech.) 



FIG. k. 



t 



(7) Rounded, when round or nearly so. 



NOTE. If the leaf is lobed its " shape" is found by falling out the space between 

 the lobes. 



V. 



The APEX of the leaf is : 



(1) Pointed. (Fig. /.) 



(2) Taper-pointed, when the leaf gradually tapers to 

 a point. (Fig. m.) 



(3) Bristle-pointed, when it terminates with a bristle. 

 (Fig. *.) 



FIG. /. FIG. m. FIG. n. 



(4) Scythe-shaped, when the tapering end curves like 

 a scythe. (Fig. <?.) 



(5) Blunt, or rounded, when the end is evenly curved. 

 (Fig. /.) 



