The flowering plant carries on its life activities with the aid of specialized organs called roots, stems, leaves and reproductive parts. This series of slides deals with leaves – their structure and the general functions they perform in the life of the plant. 1. Lilac leaf - cs/st (60X) 2. Working layers of the leaf - cs/st (240X) 3. Upper epidermis and palisades - cs/st (250X) 4. Chloroplast - em (30,000X) 5. Epidermis - surface view - st (150X) 6. Stomata - surface view - st (450X) 7. Air space and spongy layer - cs/st (480X) 8. Abscission layer - ls/st (12X)