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tendency to its offspring, and has therefore sur- 

 vived in place of its ancient fellows, and is the 

 type perpetuated or " selected " by nature. Such 

 a tendril, then, is a modified leaf. How is it in 

 the pea. J* Here we find four leaflets in two oppo- 

 site pairs, but no odd leaflet at the end of the main 

 stalk, such as we see in almost all other plants of 

 its family. But in place of 

 this leaflet we find a branch- 



ing tendril reach 



ing out on all sides foi 



conquest. How quietly 



by the aid of these eager 



arms the sweet-pea climbs to the top of its brush ! 



In the common catbrier or smilax we see two 



slender thread-like tendrils growing from the base 



of each leaf. Here we have another modification, 



a development of the "stipule," that tiny pointed 



growth common to many leaves, and particularly 



notable at the base of a rose leaf. Still another 



plan has been evolved in the grape-vine. If we 



