BUDS 



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roundish, often having a sharp point as in the Apple, Peach, 

 and Pear. Sometimes the bud is shaped like a cone, or is 

 even extended to the form of a stilette, as in the Beech. 



In the central part is the embryo, whether of the leaf or 

 flower-bud. 



With respect to the arrangement, or manner in which the 

 leaves are folded within their buds, there is a curious and in- 

 explicable difference in different plants, or groups of plants. 

 Some are doubled, others are rolled, while others are plaited, 

 &c. The following figures from Mr. Rennie's pretty little 

 book, called the " Alphabet of Botany," will show how the 

 leaves are folded in their buds. 



Fig. 148. 



Doubled, a, as in the Oak, and Rose. ii a 



Doubled and embracing each other, b, Valerian f] , 



and Teasel. * 



Doubled in a compound manner, c, as in Carrot 

 add Mimosa. 



Rolled inwards, d, as in the Grasses. 



Tiled, e, as in the Lilac and Privet. 



Reclining,/, as in Wolfs bane, and Anem- 

 one 



Rolled breadth-wise, g, as in Ferns. 



Plaited, A, as in the Palms and Birch. 



Rolled outwards, i, as in Rosemary and 

 Primrose. 



What is said with respect to the manner in which leaf bxids are folded ? 



