STIxTCTrUK OF TIM': KAlJ) I'LAN'l'. 



SliowiiiiT the junclurc iif iictiolcs witli cniiii. It is fmni tliis iv>;iiin 

 tliat tlie liuli nuil.iiii an' cut. Oliscrvo the cloiiijiitcil, wliilisli, liori/.otitiil 

 DiurkiiifjH. Tlips<' arc jictiolo scars. Note tlie axillary ImhIs nn many of 

 tiu'Sf scars. From tlicsv axillary buds (Icvcloj) the Iinii tilm \ llial is, if llio 

 par'-nt corm is j)('rmitto<l to remain in tlic <ininnil for a snllicicnt time, in 

 commercial j)ractico the conns arc nsnally |inllcil hcl'orc these axillary l)n(ls 

 liavp fU'veloped. Xote tlie munerons. short, vertical scars, iluc to the fis- 

 surinfi of the l»ark by the jierijjheral expansion of the corm. Note the 

 fibrons nature of the finter bark. Jn som(> varieties these fibers are very 

 consi.icnous and form a matting over tlie liark. Xote the sheathing baso 

 of the petiole, encircling the one within. This kalo is Pi'idli'i iihniht. 



