THE STEM. 
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closely above each other, and no internodes are formed. 
Examine plants with radical leaves, and find their 
nodes all packed together close upon the root. 
Fig.101. 
Radical Leaves. 
When you describe leaves, you should hereafter 
say that they are radical, when they seem to grow 
from the root, and when they grow along the stem 
you should state whether they are alternate, opposite, 
or whorled. For instance, the leaf-description of 
Fig. 97 would read thus: Leaves opposite, petiolate, 
exstipulate, palmate-veined, serrate, base cordate, five- 
lobed, terminal lobe acuminate, leaf broader than long. 
