66 BUDS AND STIPULES 



CHAPTER IV 



ON THE PROTECTION OF BUDS 



Young leaves are extremely delicate. They require 

 protection from too great heat, cold, dryness, moisture, 

 and light, as well as against the attacks of animals. 



For this purpose they are often provided with a 

 covering of more or less woolly hair, which generally 

 drops off when it has served its purpose. 



In other cases the outer envelopes of the bud are 

 specially modified for the purpose. 



As Grew (12) quaintly says : ' According to the Form 

 and Foulding of every Leaf or Germen, is its Protection 

 order'd ; about six ways whereof may be observed ; 

 sc. by Leaves, Surfoyls, Interfoyls, Stalks, Hoods, and 

 Mantlings. To add to what we have above given, one 

 or two Instances. Every Bud, besides its proper 

 Leaves, is covered with divers Leafy Pannicles, or 

 Surfoyls ; which, what the Leaves are to one another, 

 are that to them all. For not opening except gradually, 

 they admit not the Weather, Wet, Sun or Air, to 

 approach the Leaves, except by degrees respondent, 

 and as they are gradually inur'd to bear them. Some- 

 times, besides Surfoyls, there are also many Interfoyls 



