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Fig. 70. Sycamore Buds. 1, winter shoot of Sycamore with 

 a large terminal flower-bud ; 2-10, the parts of the bud dissected 

 out ; 2-7, one of each pair of bud-scales ; 8-9, one of each of the 

 two pairs of foliage-leaves; 10.. inflorescence; 11, large scale of 

 opening bud with rudiment of blade at the tip ; 12, 13, 14, stages 

 in the opening of a leaf-bud ; d.b, dormant bud ; f.b, flower-bud ; 

 /, lenticel; Lb, leaf-bud; l.s, leaf-scar; r.b, rudimentary blade; s.s. 

 1-3, scale-scars. 



