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were, to perforate. Lastly, some leaves appear to 

 have no stem whatever to be attached to, as in our 

 iriend the plantain, and then get the name of 

 radical, or root leaves. Whorled leaves are those 

 which are arranged round the stem, as in the wood- 

 ruff (Fig. 45). As yet the leaves we have been 

 dealing with have all been true leaves, but many 

 plants show, in the first stage of their growth, a 



Fie. 79. — Seedling Flaat, a, ootjledonarj, or seed-leaTfiB ; I, trne leaTes. 



leaflet, or pair of leaflets, which are totally distinct 

 in form 'and appearance from all that succeed them. 

 These first leaves are the ootyledonary, or seed- 

 leaves of the plant. If you have ever planted a 

 lupin-seed, and watched its growth, or carried your 

 horticulture so far as to sow some mustard-seed. 



