Sketch the basic structure of a typical leaf. 1  Each leaf typically has a leaf blade (lamina), stipules, a midrib, and a margin.  Some leaves have a petiole, which attaches the leaf to the stem; leaves that do not have petioles are directly attached to the plant stem and are called sessile leaves.
Zillow Digs home in Barrington, IL. Despite its nickname of Hidden Pond, this jaw-droppingly enormous estate in the exclusive Barrington Hills residential village isn't hiding from anyone.
The centerpiece is the Biltmore House, a four-story French Renaissance manor designed by Hunt and completed in 1895. Exterior walls are Indiana limestone brought by rail to the site. Its steeply pitched roof has a copper roofline with Vanderbilt's initials repeatedly inscribed along the crest. Said to be the largest private house in the United States, the interior floor area of the 250-room house covers four acres.