. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. LEAVES. 47 call)' correct, but merely inatle by comparison ; for in- stance— Oval (fig. 23), when about twice as long as broad, and nearly of equal width at both ends. Oblong (fig. 24), three times, or more, longer than broad, and differing but little in width in any part. Lance Shaped^ or lanceolate^ (fig. 25), wlien much long- er than broad, and tapering gradually to a sharp Fi- ;]0. Fig. 28 Fig. 28, a leaf, folded, reflexed, and finely serrated, or toothed ; Fig. 20, coarsely serrated; Fig. 30, crenate or scolloped. Ovate (fig. 26), when twice


. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. LEAVES. 47 call)' correct, but merely inatle by comparison ; for in- stance— Oval (fig. 23), when about twice as long as broad, and nearly of equal width at both ends. Oblong (fig. 24), three times, or more, longer than broad, and differing but little in width in any part. Lance Shaped^ or lanceolate^ (fig. 25), wlien much long- er than broad, and tapering gradually to a sharp Fi- ;]0. Fig. 28 Fig. 28, a leaf, folded, reflexed, and finely serrated, or toothed ; Fig. 20, coarsely serrated; Fig. 30, crenate or scolloped. Ovate (fig. 26), when twice as long as broad, tapering to the apex, and widest towards the base. Oborate (fig. 27), the reverse of ovate, the greatest di- ameter being in the upper part. Round, rovndish, approaching a circular form, like fig-22. The apex or point is often a distinguishing feature; some leaves terminate suddenly in a sharp point, others are drawn out to a long, sharp point,/>e6'^"ec?, whilst others are nearly round. Leaves difter much, too, in the forui of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. New York, Orange Judd Co.


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