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NATUKE STUDY 



last year's bud scars ? How many pairs of leaves were 

 wrapped up in this year's bud ? In last year's ? How 

 old is your branch ? ' 



Cherry (the cultivated) : 



The leaf buds are smaller and longer than the flower 

 buds. The former are terminal, or nearly so, while the 

 latter are always axillary. The flower buds develo]) 

 first. There are two or three flowers in each bud, and 

 their stems are usually much shorter than those that 

 develop normally on the trees. 



Lilac : 



The buds are four sided. Usually, two terminate the 

 branch. The scales are green and leaf-like. Indeed, as 

 they open, the transition from the scale to the leaf 

 proper is gradual, but very noticeable. The lilac always 

 develops Avell, and is therefore satisfactory. Moreover, 



it is often possible to obtain a 

 sufficient quantity for the indi- 

 vidual use of an entire class. 



Thk Tulip Tree: 



When these can be obtained 

 at all, they are to be had in 

 abundance, and, if carefully 

 cut, the tree will not be injured. 

 They are one of the prettiest 

 buds in development, and the 

 most satisfactory of all except, 

 of course, the horse-chestnut, 

 to pull apart. This may be done later, when the buds are 

 at their largest, with a pin, or, better still, a penknife. 



Bud of the Tulip Poplar. 



