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OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. 



25. But what form of 

 leaf is this (Fig. 41) of 

 the Fennel-flower, with 

 such a multitude of nar- 

 row segments ? You may 

 call iipin-nat-i-sect,a,\OYig 

 word which signifies dis- 

 sected in a pinnatifid 

 manner. The Thistle leaf 

 is also pinnatieect, al- 

 though quite different in 

 form. 



26. Fig. 42 represents 

 a pedate leaf of a Pas- 

 sion-flower. Observe its 

 palmate venation, each of 

 its veins bearing a. seg- 

 ment, and each lower 



Fig. 40. Pinnatifid leaf of Celandine. 

 Fig. 41. Pinnatisect leaf of Fennel-flower. 



segment double, so resembling a bird's foot. Pedate means 

 foot-shaped. 



tig. 42. Pedate leaf of Passion-flower. Fig. 43. Laciniate leaf of Monk' 9-hood, 



35. What do you call such leaves as those of the Fennel-flower ? 



