THE SEEDLING AND YOUNG PLANT UF 
they leave between them nearly equal small areas not 
traversed by bundles. 
Fic. 20.—Sprigs of oak, showing the habit and the arrange- 
ment of the acorns, &c., in September. (After Kotschy.) 
When young the leaves are red, gradually becoming 
a bright apple-green, and finally—in the autumn— 
