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ESSENTIALS OF BOTANY 



e f g hi 



Fig. 2. Tips of Leaves. 



(/, acuminate or taper-pointed ; 6, acute; e, obtuse; c?, truncate; e, retuse; 

 /, emarginate or notched ; jr (end leaflet) , obcordate ; h, cuspidate, — 

 the point sharp and rigid; i, mucronate, — the point merely a pro- 

 longation of the midrib. 



Fig. 3. A, Shapes of Bases of Leaves ; B, Peltate Leaf of TropEeolum. 

 1, heart-shaped; 2, arrow-shaped; 3, halberd-shaped. 



