...have been just described. At last the axis ceases to elongate; the old leaves gradually fall off; the new leaves, instead of expanding after their formation,...so as to be a protection to the delicate point of elongation ; or, in other words, become the scales of a bud. We have now a shoot with a woody axis,...

...been just described. At lost the axis ceases to elongate ; the old leaves gradually fall nil'; th« new leaves, instead of expanding after their formation,...so as to be a protection to the delicate point of elongation ; or, in other words, become the scales of a bud. We have now a shoot with a woody axis,...

...have been just described. At last the axis ceases to elongate; the old leaves gradually fall off; the new leaves, instead of expanding after their formation,...so as to be a protection to the delicate point of elongation, or, in other words, become the scales of a bud. We have now a shoot with a woody axis,...

...a new set of leaves, instead of expanding after their formation, remain in their rudimentary state, harden, and fold over one another, so as to be a protection...point of growth, — or, in other words, become the bracts or scales of a leaf-bud. The ascending axis now consists of a shoot with a woody axis, and a...

...— or, in other words, become the bracts or scales of a leaf-bud. The ascending axis now consists of a shoot with a woody axis, and a distinct pith and bark, the whole assuming a more or less conical shape. "With the spring of the second year, and the return...

...— or, in other words, become the bracts or scales of a leaf-bud. The ascending axis now consists of a shoot with a woody axis, and a distinct pith and bark, the whole assuming a more or less conical shape. With the spring of the second year, and the return...