THE LEAF. 
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der point, it is cus'pidate • but if the point is sharp 
and stiff, it is mu'cremate . 
The words acute, acuminate, and obtuse, may be 
used to describe bases as well as apices , and, when 
we wish to say that a shape is less acute or less 
acuminate than those shown in Fig. 24, we may say 
it is sub-acute or sub-acuminate. 
Schedule third again describes Fig. 1. Observe 
how the three new questions about leaves are here 
answered. 
Schedule Third, describing Fig. 1. 
Parts ? 
!S$/ac/e, 'J^etco/e, G$ffia/eh 
Y enation ? 
vecnec/, QAealAei,=vecnec/. 
Margin ? 
oAeliate. 
Base? 
(Astute. 
Apex ? 
* — -— 
gAu^-- acute. 
EXERCISE V. 
The Forms of Lobes . 
Before studying the forms of whole blades, it will 
be w T ell to look with more care at lobed leaves. Gather 
as many as you can find; for, the more specimens 
you study at each exercise, the more you will learn. 
