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terete, but slightly dilated at the base, and channelled on the 
upper surface. The terminal bud consists of many leaves firmly 
wrapped round one another. The axillary bud is very minute, 
and completely covered with a dense cushion of dark brown 
hairs, the marginal ones of which are much longer, more woolly 
and grey. These buds seldom develop into branches, but in any 
case they are well protected by the cushion of hairs till they 
attain some size. Many of them are furnished with a hooked 
pair of sharp spines, one on each side of the petiole, and curved 
downwards. They seem intended to assist the plant in climbing. 
ARALIACES. 
Oreopanax reticulatum, Dene. & Planch. (syn. Aralia reticulata, 
Willd-).—Leaves alternate, petiolate, stipulate, linear, entire, 
30-50 cm. long, narrowed insensibly into the petiole, coriaceous, 
glabrous, persistent; petiole very short, and that portion which 
is entirely free from the lamina is suddenly thickened, but not so 
vide as thick at the base. 
The stipules are acuminate, intrapetiolar, connate into an 
ovate piece, membranous, and caducous. 
The terminal bud consists of numerous leaves and stipules, the 
latter affording a considerable amount of protection and falling 
‘way on the expansion of the leaves, which lengthen gradually 
after they have left the bud. 
The axillary buds are rarely developed on young plants, at 
least unless the terminal one is injured or destroyed. Plants 
2 m, high would be altogether unbranched. This would appear 
to be the reason why the stipules are caducous on the expansion 
of the leaves of the terminal bud. 
LENTIBULARIEE. 
Utricularia montana, Jacq.— Leaves radical, in small rosettes, 
petiolate, exstipulate, lanceolate, entire, coriaceous, glabrous, and, 
i exception of the midrib, the venation is obscure; petiole 
ha towards the upper end, with the midrib slightly raised 
on both surfaces, terete towards the base, finely pubescent and 
hot dilated, 
" "ootstock forms a small fleshy nodule, from whence the 
appear to arise at different places. Numerous branching 
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: d fibrous roots are given off below and are covered with minute 
transparent bladders. 
