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BUDS AND STIPULES 



of the two has its back to the main stem it is often 

 much smaller than the outer one. 



Protection by Stipules 

 In by far the larger number of cases stipules protect 



Fig. 188. Shoot of Leea coccinea. 

 P, petiole of leaf, the lamiua being cut off ; S, stipule ; L, young leaf emerging from 



stipules. 



the younger leaves only, but in some species they develop 

 early, and cover their own leaf-blades. 



This is the case, for instance, in the Pea (fig. 26, p. 23) 

 and the Hop (Humulus Lupulus) (figs. 47, 48, p. 34). 



In the Vine, again, the stipules are large, and appear 



