132 Leaves Their Shapes, etc. 



parallel-veined. The leaves of most endogens 

 are parallel-veined, as those of corn and lilies. 



152. FORK-VEINED. Leaves whose veins 

 divide and resemble forks are called fork-veined. 



153. SERRATE. Leaves having a saw-like 

 edge, the teeth pointing forwards, are called 

 serrated. Serra means saw. 



1 54. A FEATHER-VEINED leaf is one in which 

 its veinlets branch off from the mid-vein, thus 

 resembling a feather. 



Hand-Shaped. Finger-Shaped. Gashed. 



155. A HAND-SHAPED leaf is so called from 

 its resemblance to the palm of the hand and 

 fingers. 



156. A FINGER-SHAPED leaf is one whose 

 parts or divisions, called lobes, are more sepa- 

 rated from each other than those of the hand- 

 shaped leaf, and appear like fingers without the 

 palm of the hand. When the leaf appears as 

 if cut with scissors, it is said to be GASHED. 



