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some time before the leaves, covering the whole bud 

 (figs. 127, 128, p. 84). They fall early. 



FIG. 189. VIRGINIAN CREEPER. 



S7, stipule ; t, tendril. 



In Leea (Tj. coccinea), another member ot the Vine 

 family, the same thing occurs ; they are also (fig. 188^ 

 large, and enclose the whole bud, but they are persistent. 



