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147. VEINLETS. The next shows small 

 branches from the veins, called veinlets. 



148. At the end of some words, let signifies small; as 

 leaf/<?/, a small leaf; is/<?/, a small island; stream/,?/, a 

 small stream ; root/<?/, a small root ; and vein/*?/, a small 

 vein. 



149. VEINULETS, NET-VEINED. The third 

 shows finer branches from the veinlets, called 

 veinulets. Such a leaf is said to be net-veined. 

 With few exceptions, the leaves of exogens are 

 net-veined. 



Mid- Veined. Parall el- Veined. Pork Veined. Serrated. 



150. MID-VEINED. Leaves having but one 

 large vein, which is the continuation of the 

 petiole (/*), and runs from the base (K) of the 

 leaf to the apex (a) through the middle, are 

 called mid-veined. 



151. PARALLEL-VEINED. The veinlets which 

 branch from the mid-vein are parallel with each 

 other; the leaves are therefore said to be 



