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"Many cells, but without differentiation into stem and leaf; growing horizontally in spreading shoots or fronds, as the algae, or sea-weeds; fungi, or toad-stools; and the lichens.

Toad-stool

"Many cells, but without differentiation into stem and leaf; growing horizontally in spreading shoots…

A converging leaf, curved inward.

Converginerved Leaf

A converging leaf, curved inward.

Slender, twining herb with showy trumpet shaped flowers.

Bindweed

Slender, twining herb with showy trumpet shaped flowers.

A heart shaped leaf with a sharp apex.

Cordate Leaf

A heart shaped leaf with a sharp apex.

"It is a gorgeous structure decorated with statues, carvings, and gold leaf, situated close by the Thiergarten." —Carpenter, 1902

Reichstag

"It is a gorgeous structure decorated with statues, carvings, and gold leaf, situated close by the Thiergarten."…

A frame of maple leaves.

Maple Leaf

A frame of maple leaves.

A leaf with many notches

Crenated Leaf

A leaf with many notches

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather, the boquet, and the flame. There is a vast difference of opinion as to the origin and meaning of this motif. Some authorities claim it was intended for the fir cone, which served as an emblem of immortality and was revered by the ancients; some say it was intended for the palm leaf, which has been handed down by the Greeks as a symbol of victory; others say it was intended to represent a loop which the river Indus makes on a vast plain in upper Cashmere as seen from the Mosque. By some it is said to represent the crown jewels or chief ornament in the old Iranian crown, which is a composite jewel of pear shape. Tradition tells us that the signing of documents in such a manner was a custom well known in the East. This design has also been called the almond, the feather, the bouquet, and the flame on account of its fancied resemblance to these objects. We have selected the name "pear" because the image it conveys is more clearly recognized by the western mind. It is that which its shape most suggests. The Pear design is common in many kinds of rugs, especially in those of Persia and Kurdistan, but it varies greatly in varieties of form and size. The large size is usually employed in the Caucasus and Southern Persia, while the small size is used more frequently in Central and Western Persia. In the Saraband, Shiraz, Herat, Khorasan, and Senna, it frequently covers the whole field. In the two former alternate rows usually have the stems of the pears turned in opposite directions, while in the three latter the stems are usually turned in the same direction."

Pear Design

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather, the boquet, and the flame. There is a vast difference of opinion as to the origin and meaning of this motif. Some authorities claim it was intended for the fir cone, which served as an emblem of immortality and was revered by the ancients; some say it was intended for the palm leaf, which has been handed down by the Greeks as a symbol of victory; others say it was intended to represent a loop which the river Indus makes on a vast plain in upper Cashmere as seen from the Mosque. By some it is said to represent the crown jewels or chief ornament in the old Iranian crown, which is a composite jewel of pear shape. Tradition tells us that the signing of documents in such a manner was a custom well known in the East. This design has also been called the almond, the feather, the bouquet, and the flame on account of its fancied resemblance to these objects. We have selected the name "pear" because the image it conveys is more clearly recognized by the western mind. It is that which its shape most suggests. The Pear design is common in many kinds of rugs, especially in those of Persia and Kurdistan, but it varies greatly in varieties of form and size. The large size is usually employed in the Caucasus and Southern Persia, while the small size is used more frequently in Central and Western Persia. In the Saraband, Shiraz, Herat, Khorasan, and Senna, it frequently covers the whole field. In the two former alternate rows usually have the stems of the pears turned in opposite directions, while in the three latter the stems are usually turned in the same direction."

Pear Design

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather, the boquet, and the flame. There is a vast difference of opinion as to the origin and meaning of this motif. Some authorities claim it was intended for the fir cone, which served as an emblem of immortality and was revered by the ancients; some say it was intended for the palm leaf, which has been handed down by the Greeks as a symbol of victory; others say it was intended to represent a loop which the river Indus makes on a vast plain in upper Cashmere as seen from the Mosque. By some it is said to represent the crown jewels or chief ornament in the old Iranian crown, which is a composite jewel of pear shape. Tradition tells us that the signing of documents in such a manner was a custom well known in the East. This design has also been called the almond, the feather, the bouquet, and the flame on account of its fancied resemblance to these objects. We have selected the name "pear" because the image it conveys is more clearly recognized by the western mind. It is that which its shape most suggests. The Pear design is common in many kinds of rugs, especially in those of Persia and Kurdistan, but it varies greatly in varieties of form and size. The large size is usually employed in the Caucasus and Southern Persia, while the small size is used more frequently in Central and Western Persia. In the Saraband, Shiraz, Herat, Khorasan, and Senna, it frequently covers the whole field. In the two former alternate rows usually have the stems of the pears turned in opposite directions, while in the three latter the stems are usually turned in the same direction."

Pear Design

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather, the boquet, and the flame. There is a vast difference of opinion as to the origin and meaning of this motif. Some authorities claim it was intended for the fir cone, which served as an emblem of immortality and was revered by the ancients; some say it was intended for the palm leaf, which has been handed down by the Greeks as a symbol of victory; others say it was intended to represent a loop which the river Indus makes on a vast plain in upper Cashmere as seen from the Mosque. By some it is said to represent the crown jewels or chief ornament in the old Iranian crown, which is a composite jewel of pear shape. Tradition tells us that the signing of documents in such a manner was a custom well known in the East. This design has also been called the almond, the feather, the bouquet, and the flame on account of its fancied resemblance to these objects. We have selected the name "pear" because the image it conveys is more clearly recognized by the western mind. It is that which its shape most suggests. The Pear design is common in many kinds of rugs, especially in those of Persia and Kurdistan, but it varies greatly in varieties of form and size. The large size is usually employed in the Caucasus and Southern Persia, while the small size is used more frequently in Central and Western Persia. In the Saraband, Shiraz, Herat, Khorasan, and Senna, it frequently covers the whole field. In the two former alternate rows usually have the stems of the pears turned in opposite directions, while in the three latter the stems are usually turned in the same direction."

Pear Design

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather, the boquet, and the flame. There is a vast difference of opinion as to the origin and meaning of this motif. Some authorities claim it was intended for the fir cone, which served as an emblem of immortality and was revered by the ancients; some say it was intended for the palm leaf, which has been handed down by the Greeks as a symbol of victory; others say it was intended to represent a loop which the river Indus makes on a vast plain in upper Cashmere as seen from the Mosque. By some it is said to represent the crown jewels or chief ornament in the old Iranian crown, which is a composite jewel of pear shape. Tradition tells us that the signing of documents in such a manner was a custom well known in the East. This design has also been called the almond, the feather, the bouquet, and the flame on account of its fancied resemblance to these objects. We have selected the name "pear" because the image it conveys is more clearly recognized by the western mind. It is that which its shape most suggests. The Pear design is common in many kinds of rugs, especially in those of Persia and Kurdistan, but it varies greatly in varieties of form and size. The large size is usually employed in the Caucasus and Southern Persia, while the small size is used more frequently in Central and Western Persia. In the Saraband, Shiraz, Herat, Khorasan, and Senna, it frequently covers the whole field. In the two former alternate rows usually have the stems of the pears turned in opposite directions, while in the three latter the stems are usually turned in the same direction."

Pear Design

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather, the boquet, and the flame. There is a vast difference of opinion as to the origin and meaning of this motif. Some authorities claim it was intended for the fir cone, which served as an emblem of immortality and was revered by the ancients; some say it was intended for the palm leaf, which has been handed down by the Greeks as a symbol of victory; others say it was intended to represent a loop which the river Indus makes on a vast plain in upper Cashmere as seen from the Mosque. By some it is said to represent the crown jewels or chief ornament in the old Iranian crown, which is a composite jewel of pear shape. Tradition tells us that the signing of documents in such a manner was a custom well known in the East. This design has also been called the almond, the feather, the bouquet, and the flame on account of its fancied resemblance to these objects. We have selected the name "pear" because the image it conveys is more clearly recognized by the western mind. It is that which its shape most suggests. The Pear design is common in many kinds of rugs, especially in those of Persia and Kurdistan, but it varies greatly in varieties of form and size. The large size is usually employed in the Caucasus and Southern Persia, while the small size is used more frequently in Central and Western Persia. In the Saraband, Shiraz, Herat, Khorasan, and Senna, it frequently covers the whole field. In the two former alternate rows usually have the stems of the pears turned in opposite directions, while in the three latter the stems are usually turned in the same direction."

Pear Design

"Also known as the cone, the palm leaf, the river loop, the crown jewel, the seal, the almond, the feather,…

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat of a shamrock leaf. It may be found in any of the Asia Minor rugs, especially in the field of the Konieh and Ladik. In the former it is nearly always present and for this reason is sometimes known as the Konieh design.

Rhodian or Lily Design

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat…

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat of a shamrock leaf. It may be found in any of the Asia Minor rugs, especially in the field of the Konieh and Ladik. In the former it is nearly always present and for this reason is sometimes known as the Konieh design.

Rhodian or Lily Design

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat…

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat of a shamrock leaf. It may be found in any of the Asia Minor rugs, especially in the field of the Konieh and Ladik. In the former it is nearly always present and for this reason is sometimes known as the Konieh design.

Rhodian or Lily Design

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat…

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat of a shamrock leaf. It may be found in any of the Asia Minor rugs, especially in the field of the Konieh and Ladik. In the former it is nearly always present and for this reason is sometimes known as the Konieh design.

Rhodian or Lily Design

Composed of small flowers with three triangular petals and a long stem. Has the appearance somewhat…

"Many columns have capitals representing palm leaves." —D'Anvers, 1895

Capital of a column

"Many columns have capitals representing palm leaves." —D'Anvers, 1895

Diagramatic view of the convulate vernated leaf.

Convulate

Diagramatic view of the convulate vernated leaf.

A shield-shaped that is with the stalk attached somewhere within the circumference of the leaf or other organ.

Peltate

A shield-shaped that is with the stalk attached somewhere within the circumference of the leaf or other…

A magnified portion of an apple leaf. It shows many small sacks grown together. Each of these sacks is a cell.

Apple Leaf

A magnified portion of an apple leaf. It shows many small sacks grown together. Each of these sacks…

This illustration shows a section across a stoma. The stoma is the tiny opening or pore, found mostly on the undersurface of a plant leaf, and used for gas exchange.

Stoma

This illustration shows a section across a stoma. The stoma is the tiny opening or pore, found mostly…

A genus of the plant family Araliaceae, consisting of about 30 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs.

Aralia

A genus of the plant family Araliaceae, consisting of about 30 species of deciduous and evergreen trees…

Figure A shows the leaf position of the light sensitive plant, Mimosa in sunlight. Figure B shows it in darkness.

Mimosa

Figure A shows the leaf position of the light sensitive plant, Mimosa in sunlight. Figure B shows it…

This image shows the cross-section of the outer cells of a leaf of pine. S, stoma; E, epidermis; C, cuticle; ST, stereome; and M, Mesophyll Cells.

Pine Leaf

This image shows the cross-section of the outer cells of a leaf of pine. S, stoma; E, epidermis; C,…

This illustration shows a section of a leaf of Rhododendron. Note the compact palisade tissue which results from intense light.

Rhododendron

This illustration shows a section of a leaf of Rhododendron. Note the compact palisade tissue which…

This illustration shows a section of the leaf of skunk cabbage, Spathyema. Note the poorly developed palisade tissue and the loose arrangement of the cells of this plant which lives in moist, shaded places.

Spathyema

This illustration shows a section of the leaf of skunk cabbage, Spathyema. Note the poorly developed…

This illustration shows the shortened types of stems: A, corm of jack-in-the-pulpit. At left surface view showing lateral buds, roots and sheathing leaf arising from top of shortened stem. At right sectional view with folded leaf, l, in bud at apex stem. B, bulb type of shortened stems. At left bulb of onion showing the ensheathing leaves which are swollen at their bases with food, thus forming the bulb. At right, section of a bulb of hyacinth showing the fleshy leaves attached to the very short stem and in the center of the bulb a flower cluster.

Onion

This illustration shows the shortened types of stems: A, corm of jack-in-the-pulpit. At left surface…

This illustration shows an enlarged view of the mycelium, ascocarp, etc., of one of the mildews, Erysiphe: c, erect hyphae forming spores or conidia; h, haustoria penetrating epidermis of leaf; a, ascocarp or perithecium.

Mycelium

This illustration shows an enlarged view of the mycelium, ascocarp, etc., of one of the mildews, Erysiphe:…

This illustration shows cluster cups in a section of a leaf of spring beauty. At right one of the cups is ruptured, exposing the aeciospores. Below a small cup, pycnium, is discharging pycniospores that are possibly fuunctionless male gametes.

Claytonia

This illustration shows cluster cups in a section of a leaf of spring beauty. At right one of the cups…

This illustration shows a section through the center of the thallus of Marchantia, showing one of the air chambers and chimney-like pores in the epidermis-ch, palisade-like chlorenchyma arising from bottom of air chamber. The lower cells of the thallus are nearly colorless and filled with watery solutions or mucilage. r, rhizoids; l, leaf-like plates of cells.

Marchantia

This illustration shows a section through the center of the thallus of Marchantia, showing one of the…

This illustration shows the sensitive fern, Onoclea: A, portion of normal green leaf. B, a spore-bearing leaf. C, two views of one of the round lobes of B, showing the veins and the sori on inner side of the lobe.

Onoclea

This illustration shows the sensitive fern, Onoclea: A, portion of normal green leaf. B, a spore-bearing…

This illustration shows a common cultivated Selaginella: I, habit of the plant-s, strobili; b, a branch bearing roots, r. 1A, portion of the stem, showing leaf arrangement.

Selaginella

This illustration shows a common cultivated Selaginella: I, habit of the plant-s, strobili; b, a branch…

This illustration shows the flower and sporophylls of Angiosperms: 1, flower of Sedum with leaf-like perianth, p; microsporophylls, s; megasporophylls, c. 2, microsporophyll of the buttercup, showing four-lobed anther and filament. 3, diagram of a cross-section of anther, showing the breaking down of the tissue about the four sporangia and the beginning of the opening of the anther. 4, one of the sporangia from a young anther, as seen in cross-section-m, spore mother cells. The large cells surrounding the mother cells are nourishing cells, known as the tapetum, and disorganize as the spores mature. At the right a mother cell forming four microspores, the upper one being characterisitic of dicotyledons and the lowr of monocotyledons.

Angiosperm

This illustration shows the flower and sporophylls of Angiosperms: 1, flower of Sedum with leaf-like…

A leaf in a wedge shape. Truncate at one end and tapering to a point at another.

Cuneate Leaf

A leaf in a wedge shape. Truncate at one end and tapering to a point at another.

This illustration shows a radical leaf of the White Lily, with its base thickened into a bulb-scale, cut across below to show its thickness.

White Lily

This illustration shows a radical leaf of the White Lily, with its base thickened into a bulb-scale,…

In architecture, a piercing or panel divided by cusps or foliations into four leaves, or more correctly the leaf shaped figure formed by the cusps. It is supposed to represent the four leaves of a cruciform plant.

Quatrefoil

In architecture, a piercing or panel divided by cusps or foliations into four leaves, or more correctly…

A leaf divided into a number of compound divisions.

Decompound Leaf

A leaf divided into a number of compound divisions.

A sessile leaf having its base extending downward along the stem.

Decurrent Leaf

A sessile leaf having its base extending downward along the stem.

A trowel or triangular shaped leaf.

Deltoid Leaf

A trowel or triangular shaped leaf.

A toothed leaf.

Dentate Leaf

A toothed leaf.

A female grape leaf folder moth.

Female Grape Leaf Folder

A female grape leaf folder moth.

A male grape leaf folder moth.

Male Grape Leaf Folder

A male grape leaf folder moth.

A horseshoe covered in clovers.

Horseshoe Doodad

A horseshoe covered in clovers.

A leaf having deep radiating divisions, like fingers.

Digitate Leaf

A leaf having deep radiating divisions, like fingers.

A plant with a rosette of root leaves, from which rises a naked scape bearing a corymb of rather large white flowers. The leaves are covered in fine irritable hair, and when touched by a fly or other insect the lobes of the leaf suddenly close on the insect and capture it

Venus Fly Trap

A plant with a rosette of root leaves, from which rises a naked scape bearing a corymb of rather large…

A Phlox worm eating a leaf.

Phlox Worm

A Phlox worm eating a leaf.

An insect resembling a plant leaf.

Leaf Bug

An insect resembling a plant leaf.

A large bat with huge leaf-like ears.

Leaf Nosed Bat

A large bat with huge leaf-like ears.

A leaf cut or cleft in a pinnate manner, with the divisions half way down or more, and the sinuses or lobes narrow or acute.

Pinnatifid Leaf

A leaf cut or cleft in a pinnate manner, with the divisions half way down or more, and the sinuses or…

"The national emblem of Ireland, is a plant with a leaf formed from three leaflets. It is thought to be the wood-sorrel, a native of Ireland, by some, and by others the name is given to the bird's-foot trefoil." — Beach, 1900

Shamrock

"The national emblem of Ireland, is a plant with a leaf formed from three leaflets. It is thought to…

"Vertical section of the leaf of Potamogeton or Pondweed, showing air cavities or lecunae l, and parenehymatous cells p, with granules." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Pondweed Leaf

"Vertical section of the leaf of Potamogeton or Pondweed, showing air cavities or lecunae l, and parenehymatous…

"Cellular tissue from leaf of Urostigma elasticum. c, a large cell; r, cystolith, an agglomeration of crystals situated at the extremity of an inward prolongation of the cell-wall, t; u, cells filled with chlorophyll granules." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Urostigma Elasticum

"Cellular tissue from leaf of Urostigma elasticum. c, a large cell; r, cystolith, an agglomeration of…

"Vertical section of epidermis, from the lower surface of the leaf of Madder, showing the intimate union of the spidermal cells e, the loose subjacent parenchyma p, with intercellular canals m, and lacuna l; s, stoma." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Epidermis

"Vertical section of epidermis, from the lower surface of the leaf of Madder, showing the intimate union…

"Epidermis of leaf of Saxifraga Sarmentosa, showing clusters of stomata s, surrounded by large epidermal cells e. The cells among which the stomata occus are very small." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Saxifraga Sarmentosa

"Epidermis of leaf of Saxifraga Sarmentosa, showing clusters of stomata s, surrounded by large epidermal…

"Formation of stomata from leaf of Hyacinth, seen from the surface. e, epidermis cells; s', mother-cell of stomatic guard-cells; s, bipartition of mother-cell into two guard-cells." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Hyacinth

"Formation of stomata from leaf of Hyacinth, seen from the surface. e, epidermis cells; s', mother-cell…

The formation of new leaves.

Circinate Vernation

The formation of new leaves.

"Transverse section of a conduplicate leaf." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Conduplicate Leaf

"Transverse section of a conduplicate leaf." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"Transverse section of a plicate or plaited leaf." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Plicate Leaf

"Transverse section of a plicate or plaited leaf." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"Transverse section of a convolute leaf." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Convolute Leaf

"Transverse section of a convolute leaf." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893