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previous leaf after the inamier of mmiocotj'le- 

 rlons.' 



The colourint,^ of buds is one of the loN'eK' 

 features of sprini,^. Seen against the blue of the 

 sky, the coral red of the lime, s\'cainore, and 

 Japanese maple buds, cannot be i)assed b\- without 

 notice. The whitebcam has a beauty of its own 

 for its buds are lart^e and white with downy cover- 

 int^s, ^i\ini^ promise of the future leaves which are 

 so lit^ht-coloured underneath, that the effect when 

 they are blown aside b\- the wind is curious and 

 beautiful. The Germans call it uichl-baum or meal- 

 tree, from its whitish down}- leaves. 



Tile variegated vine, sometimes seen in i^reen- 

 houscs, has e.xquisite buds of pinkish crimson, with 

 bright N'eliow stipules. H\- wa}- of contrast, I once 

 placed .some spraj's of it in a i^lass with twii^s of 

 purple ha/.el which are of a deep claret brow n ; 

 the\' were not on!}' «)pposite in colour, but curiously- 

 different in habit, the \ ine holdint^ its bud erect, 

 and the ha/.el as persistently- droopin<j. These 

 variations lead me again to remark that, to a close 

 observer, buds will be found to differ much in 

 ' One seed leaf plants. 



