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A STUDY OF LEAVES. 



Tendrils are leaves transformed into long, 

 slender threads, which assist vines in climbing. 



Tendrils. 



Spines and prickles are transformed leaves, 

 while thorns are transformed branches. 



But most remarkable of all is the fact that all 

 flowers are transformed leaves. Sometimes the 

 parts of the flower prove this by changing back 

 to leaves. Occasionally a rose blooms in all its 

 queenly beauty as to form, but with green petals 

 marked with veins, proving that they are true 

 leaves. 



