EXPLANATION OF PLATE VII. 



[Figures natttrul sizi-. except wliore otherwise noie<l.] 



Fi;;. n, {terminating soeil; h, youn;; 8(^e<UiMg (early 8i>ring) with the 8 cotyledons Just nnfoldid; c, seedling a 



few weeks older, showing central fluster of primary leaves .jnst nuroUling; (/, seedling at the eiul of the first or 



hegiiniing of the second siason, showing bnudlcs of true foliage (secondary) leaves sncceediug the primary leaves 



which have disappeared; c, youug tree, 3 to 1 years old, with characteristic large root system; one-third n.itnral size. 



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