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stalk/' said Frank. Look at this;" and he held 
up a tamarind leaf. 
7. ''That is only one leaf," said Mr. Grey, 
although it is in so many parts. We call it a 
Types of Leaves. 
1, Simple (Orange); 2, Compound (Acacia); 8, Compound digitate (Ceiba); 
4, Simple Lobed (Castor-oil Plant); 5, Spinous (Aloe). 
compound leaf because it is not in a single piece ; 
the little blades are leajiets^ not leaves. The log- 
wood, pea, and some acacias also have compound 
leaves. 
8. " On some plants the leaflets are spread out 
like the fingers of a hand, instead of being in two 
