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POSTSCRIPT. 



Since the pesent paper went to press a further note by the 

 same author (O. F. Cook, Circular No. 109, U. S. Dept. of Agr. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry) has appeared and is mainly devoted to 

 a criticism of our interpretation of the system of branching as 

 here propounded. As this circular has reached me in England, 

 where access to our detailed records is not possible, I am unable 

 to enter in any detail into the points involved. I ma^^ however, 

 take this opportunity to deal briefly with the general questions 

 raised. 



In this circular (p. 11) it is stated "some stalks are right- 

 handed and others left-handed with respect to the position of the 

 extra-axillar}' buds and the branches produced by these buds" — 

 in other words, the extra-axillary, or accessory bud, will for a 

 given branch, lie either to the right or to the left of the main 

 axillary bud. This is in full agreement with our observations 

 (Jour, and Proc. Asiatic Soc. of Bengal, New Series, Vol. V, 1, 

 1909, p. 23). The author proceeds to state that " the axillary 



buds may be developed into vegetative branches The fruiting 



branches arise from extra-axillar}'' buds ' The conditional 



tense here used implies that, if buds develop, they will give rise 

 to vegetative brandies, but that development need not necessarily 

 take place. 



