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BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS 



CHAP. 



Pinnatisect, if the divisions extend nearly to the mid-rib, as in 

 the Poppy. 



Pinnatifid, if the cuts extend about half way from the margin 



B 



FIG. 61. Diagram of apex of leaves. A, acuminate ; B, obtuse ; C, acute ; 

 D, mucronate ; E, retuse ; F, emarginate. 



to the midrib, as in the Welsh Poppy, and in some of the leaves 

 of the Mignonette. 



Lobed Leaves. These, according to the number of lobes, may 

 be trifid) trilobed, five-lobed, &c. 



EXPT. 29. Make a collection of leaves. Note and compare their 

 shapes with the figures in the book. 



The leaves can be dried by pressing them widi heavy weights between 

 the leaves of a blotting book or even between sheets of note paper. If 

 the sheets of paper be changed every day until the leaves are perfectly 



