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rows along the stalk. Here is a leaf of that kind," 
he added, as he showed them one he had picked 
from a cotton-tree. 
9o " We might sort all our leaves into two lots. 
In one we should have the simple leaves, or those 
in one piece, like the orange, mango, and castor- 
oil leaves; and in the other the compound leaves." 
10. " The castor-oil leaf hardly looks like a 
simple one," said Frank, as he took it in his hand. 
" But it is simple," said his father. " It has no 
leaflets, though it is divided into parts called 
lobes, just as the leaves of the vine, papaw, and 
cucumber are." 
LEAVES.— II. 
1. '^We might sort leaves by their shapes, I 
think," said Frank. 
" Yes," said his father, though that is not so 
easy. We should find some nearly round, some 
egg-shaped, others like a heart, an arrow-head, 
a spear, and so on. But look at their edges. 
Are they all alike ? " 
2. ''Oh, no, Father!" said Jane. ''Some are 
quite even, and others have little teeth, like a 
saw." 
" Yes," added Mr. Grey, " and some are as 
uneven as if pieces had been bitten out of them." 
