Growth 315 



the several types given below should not be regarded as 

 clearly distinguished one from another : 



(1) Growth of the bud into a shoot may consist of the 



FIG. 80. Stages in the elongation of a shoot of pine. 



rapid elongation of the parts which have been previously 

 laid down in the bud. In this case, the leaves which 

 appear on the leafy shoot are merely the full number which 



