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nodes the distance between which varies with the kind 

 of tree. Leaves, like branches and flowers, grow either 



Fig. 57. Shoot of Norway Maple, showing how the leaves grow so as to 

 get as much light as possible. 



opposite each other or alternately. When the arrange- 

 ment is opposite it will usually be found that each pair 

 of leaves grows not directly above the pair below it but 



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