FASCIATION. 13 
than on the other, and hence arises that curvature of 
the fasciated branch so commonly met with, ¢. g.in the 
ash (Fraxinus), wherein it has been likened to a shep- 
herd’s crook. It is probable that almost any plant 
may present this change. It occurs alike in herbaceous 
and in woody plants, originating in the latter case 
while the branches are still soft. It may be remarked 
that, in the case of herbaceous plants, the fasciation 
always affects the principal stem, while, on the other 
hand, in the case of trees and shrubs the deformity 
occurs most frequeritly in the branches ; thus, while in 

Fic. 5.—Fasciated branch of Pinus Pinaster. 
