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THE PEAR TREE. 



PLAN OF PEAR LEAF. 



THE LEAVES. 



In the Autumn the buds in the axils of the leaves are dark brown 

 and rather long and pointed, and somewhat resemble those of the 

 Black Poplar. Towards the end of April, when the flower buds are 

 bursting, the young leaves form a rim round the flower-head. The 

 leaves look like upright scrolls, for the two edges of the blade are 

 rolled in separately towards the central rib. Only the under side 



