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BUDS AND STIPULES 



similar to the sixth; they are rolled round the bud, 

 covering about seven-eighths of its surface, and over- 

 lapping at their apex. The middle tooth at the apex 

 has slightly increased in length. This is even more 

 evident in the ninth (fig. 94) and tenth scales, both of 

 which are small. 



FIG. 96. 



, FIG. 95. 



EOSA CANINA. 



FIG. 95. Stem bearing expanding lateral bud, x 2 ; one scale has fallen, revealing its 

 axillary bud (b) ; five scales are shown, and two of the first leaves. Sketched 

 March 24. 



FIG. 96. Uppermost scale, immediately preceding the first true leaf, x 2 ; L, unde- 

 veloped blade ; st, st, stipules. 



The eleventh scale may be described as the first 

 normal leaf, though still rather imperfect. The leaflets 

 are represented by small or narrow teeth, crowded 

 together. The stipules are now well developed, and 

 much larger in proportion to the rest of the organ than 



