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two normal leaflets, and two or three pairs of leaflet- 

 tendrils and a terminal leaflet -tendril. The cobea, a 

 common garden elimber, has a similar arrangement. In 

 some eases tendrils are stipules, as probably in the green- 

 briars (smilax) . 



229. The petiole or midrib may act as a tendril, as in 

 various kinds of clematis. In Fig. 1GG, two opposite leaves 



II',",. in the sunt i:i '.-mil garden pea) the leaflets are tendrils. 



are attached al a. Bach leaf is pinnately compound and 

 has two pairs of Leaflets and a terminal Leaflet. At b and 

 c the midrib or rachis has wound about a Bupport. The 

 petiole and the petiolules may behave similarly. Examine 

 the (nil -growing nasturtiums in the garden. 



230. twiners. The entire plant or shout rnaj wind 

 about ;i support. Such a plant is ;i twiner. Examples 

 are bean, hop, morning-glory, moon-flower, false bitter- 



