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however, in going southward, and the result is that in the South 
many ligneous plants, after having already formed their terminal 
buds in the spring, begin to develop new growth again in the 
_ Summer months, and again form terminal buds. Under excep- 
tional conditions this may take place three or four times in the 
course of a year. 
The black jack oak already mentioned forms a curious in- 
‘stance. It is very common, practically a weed on some plantations 
near Bainbridge. Cases of repeated renewal 6f growth are very 
common here. In the older trees growth has taken place twice dur- 
ing this year in the case of certain branches, each time with the for- 
mation of a terminal bud. In young sprouts coming up from the 
roots this renewal of growth has been quite general, common 
enough to present at least a few examples from any accidental 
point of view on the plantation. In some limited localities renewed 
- growth has been almost general. In a case where a conflagration 
by destroying the growth of the present year had for a consider- 
able time checked development, adventitious shoots have come 
forth, and have three times, in some cases four times, formed 
terminal scaly buds. It is interesting to notice how nearly equal 
is the number of internodes developed each time. It is a striking 
Proof of the fact that this oak has by continual habit so devel- 
oped the custom of producing a certain set of internodes and then 
a terminal bud, that the oak goes through this spasmodic repeti- 
tion of growth and termination by winter buds, even at times 
when nature is favorable to a single longer continued growth, be- 
fore winter buds weed be prepared. 
The dogwood, Cornus florida, L., may be mentioned as a simi- 
lar instance, since its new growth is short and quickly formed, and 
composed of a fairly definite number of nodes. Some branches 
©ccasionally show evidences of two growths during one year. 
The persimmon, Diospyros Virginiana, L., is also interesting. 
It is very common here as young low bushes, almost a weed, 
though not troublesome to the same extent as jack oaks. The num- 
ber of internodes formed is much greater than in oaks, and is not 
So definite; only a moderate number of the nodes developed 
during each period of growth, being actually already indicated in 
the terminal bud. Still it is a good case, since cases of renewed 
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