THE GUELDER ROSE. 



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THE LEAF AND PETIOLE. 



■ In its earliest stage the soft young shoot is six-sided in shape, 

 but it soon becomes round, and changes in colour from pale green 

 to grey-brown. 



The drawings show the two distinct forms which the leaves may 

 take on the same tree. Those on the upper part of the branch are as 

 much as four or five inches across, oblong and flat, and divided into 



PLAN OF TYPICAL LEAF. 



