THE LEAF. 



also the color and surface aspect. Or these questions may 

 take the form of a schedule, by placing them in a column 

 at the left side of the paper, with space at the right for 

 giving the answers to these questions in regard to any leaf 

 you are describing. Thus : 



SCHEDULE FIFST, 

 FOR SIMPLE LEAVES. 



SCHEDULE SECOND, 

 FOR COMPOUND LEAVES. 



Continue to make written descriptions of all kinds of 

 leaves, until you are so familiar with their features, and 

 the precise words needed to describe them, that you can 

 make an accurate, prompt, and complete oral description 

 of any specimen that comes to hand. 



