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BUDS AND STIPULES 



twig a little below the joint, and shows seven wood}' 

 fibres emerging from the central cylinder, which will 

 enter the petiole. These may be termed ' foliar' fibres. 

 The fibre A is first detached, then B and G, C and F, 

 and lastly D and E, which are only beginning to 

 emerge when A is already completely detached. The 

 fibres as soon as they separate from the central cylinder 



Fig. 325. 



Fig. 326. 



Plane (Platanus). 



bend towards A (fig. 322) . A little higher (fig. 323) a slit 

 appears, which is the commencement of the petiolar 

 cavity in which the bud is sheltered. The main fibres, 

 D and E, are approaching C and F, but have sent off 

 lateral fibres, D' and W. A little higher (fig. 324) D and 

 E are still nearer C and F; at the lower part another 



