ON THE STRUCTUKE OF BUDS 



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PROTECTION BY LEAF-BLADE 

 LILAC (Syringa) 



The bud of a Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) at first 

 sight closely resembles that of a Maple or Horse 



FIGS. 166-172. LILAC, SHOWING SEPARATED BUD-SCALES. Enlarged. 



Chestnut, but the real structure is quite different. 

 Each scale here represents a leaf-blade. The first 

 pair (fig. 166) are short and broad; the second 

 (fig. 167) are somewhat longer and pointed; the third 



