TJIK SEEDLING AND YOUNG PLANT 



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they leave between them nearly equal small areas not 

 traversed by bundles. 



FIG. 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 

 bright apple-green, and finally in the autumn 



