b2 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS. fn. 1X 
The poet Burns, in describing such a scene, says: “this 1s 
my best season for devotion: my mind is wrapt up in a kind ot 
enthusiasm to Him who, in the pompous language of the He- 
brew bard, ‘walks on the wings of the wind’” > 
201. Lyrate, differs from pinnatifid in having its terminating 
segment broader and more circular. See Fig. 30, c.. 
202. Pinnatifid, may be seen at Fig. 30, d; leaves of this 
form are sometimes finely divided, like the teeth of a comb; 
they are then said to be pectinate. 
203. Palmate, or hand shaped, (Fig. 31, a;) one species of 
the Passion-flower affords a good example of this kind of leaf. 
The oblong segments like fingers, arise from a space near the 
petiole, which may be considered as resembling the palm of the 
and. - 
_ 204. Digitate, or fingered leaf, (Fig. 31, b,) differs from the 
palmate leaf in having no space resembling the palm of a hand; 
but several distinct leafets arise immediately from the petiole, 
as may be seen in the Horse-Chestnut. 
205. Connate, (Fig. 31, c;) the bases of opposite leaves are 
_united so as to appear one entire leaf. 
Higo st. 
201. Describe a lyrate leaf. ke een 
202. What is a pinnatifid leaf? i all 
203. What does palmate signify ? 
204. What is a digitate leaf ? 
205. What is a connate leaf? 
