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PARI-PINNATE; when there is an odd or terminal leaflet as in 

 the locust (Fig. 204) the leaf is IMPARI-PINNATE; when the midrib 



FIG. 204. Leaves having different forms of stipules (s) : A, bud-scale stipules of Lirio- 

 dendron Tulipifera; B, thorny stipules and odd-pinnate compound leaf of the locust tree 

 (Robinia Pseud-acacia); C, adnate stipules of rose; D, filiform stipules of the pear; E, fringed 

 clasping stipules (ocrea) characteristic of all of the Polygonums; F, adnate stipules of clover. 



is prolonged into a tendril as in the garden-pea (Pisum) the 

 leaf is said to be CIRRHIFEROUS-PINNATE. 



Movements of Leaves. The leaves as well as other organs 

 of plants exhibit a variety of movements or curvatures in response 



