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(b) Morphological Garden 



This is located to the north of the systematic collection, the 

 two collections being separated by the driveway which crosses 

 the valley. It is designed to illustrate here with typical 

 examples the organs and other features of plants, including 

 leaf-forms and the various modifications of their margins, 

 their venation, and insertion on the stem ; also the various 

 kinds of stems, methods of propagation, flower-clusters and 

 fruits, leaf-movements, parasites, desert plants, and seed-dis- 

 persal. Looking north on this collection, the first bed to the 

 right of the brook contains plants illustrating simple leaf- 

 forms. Immediately following this on the same side of the 

 brook are the plants representing the various forms of com- 

 pound leaves, or those in which there is a distinct jointing of 

 the leaflets to the leaf-axis. Farther along the brook, in the 

 pool, will be found various forms of aquatic roots, stems and 

 leaves ; and a little beyond this to the right is the bed con- 

 taining plants illustrating forms of propagation. 



The remaining plots of this collection are located on the 

 left hand or westerly side of the brook. The first of these 

 to the right is devoted to leaf-venation, and the one to the left 

 to leaf-margins, the former illustrating the character of the 

 veins and nerves, and the latter the toothing or lobing of the 

 margins. Beyond this to the right is the group of plants 

 showing the manner of insertion of the leaves on the stem ; 

 and to the left of this are specimens illustrating the various 

 ways in which plants may form a mosaic covering on the 

 ground. A little beyond are the examples of stem-forms. 

 One bed is devoted to show the smaller kinds, while for the 

 larger examples, illustrating tree, twining, root-climbing, 

 and tendril-climbing stems, specimens have been selected or 

 placed to the left of this bed and properly labeled. 



A little beyond the pool will be found the bed illustrating 

 flower-clusters, and still further on that devoted to parasitic 

 plants, or those deriving their nourishment from the living 

 tissues of other plants. To the left of this and farther up the 



