CHAPTER IV.

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A leaf a digestive organ—Petiole and blade venation—

Monocotyledons—Dicotyledons—Radical leaves—Phyllotaxis—

Epidermis—Stomata—Influence of foliage upon climate—Eucalyptus—

Mesophyll—Chlorophyllon—Pallisade tissue—Protoplasm—Absorption

of carbon-dioxide—Jewel-weed—Alchemilla—Growing wheat—Vertical

leaves of eucalyptus cork layer—Fall of the leaf—Useful

products of trees.

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