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THE ELEMENTS OF DRAWING. [letter hi.
show, even when they are pulled off, that they are
not small independent leaves, but members of one
large leaf.
Fig. 47., which is a block-plan of a leaf of colum-
bine, without its minor divisions on the edges, will
A
Fig. 47.
illustrate the principle clearly. It is composed of
a central large mass, A, and two lateral ones, of
which the one on the right only is lettered, B.
Each of these masses is again composed of three
others, a central and two lateral ones; but observe,
THE ELEMENTS OF DRAWING. [letter hi.
show, even when they are pulled off, that they are
not small independent leaves, but members of one
large leaf.
Fig. 47., which is a block-plan of a leaf of colum-
bine, without its minor divisions on the edges, will
A
Fig. 47.
illustrate the principle clearly. It is composed of
a central large mass, A, and two lateral ones, of
which the one on the right only is lettered, B.
Each of these masses is again composed of three
others, a central and two lateral ones; but observe,