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THE GUELDER ROSE. 



three angular pointed lobes with partially serrated edges. Tiic lower 

 leaves are only two or three inches wide, rounder, more serrated, 

 and crinkled. Their tint in summer is a dull green, and in autumn 

 reddish-purple ; the upper surface darker and smoother than the under, 

 which is co\-ered with tiny Iiairs only perceptihle to the touch. The 

 main ribs show clearly as a projection on the under-side, but are 

 indicated only by a yery slight depression on the upper surface. 

 Leaves with five lobes are sometimes found, thougli three is the 

 more usual number. 



The construction ot the leaf-stalk, wliich is smooth and tinted with 

 red, is peculiar. The upper side is concave, while, trom the raised 

 edges, grow stipules oi a form not found in any other forest tree. 

 Beyond these stipules, and nearer the leaf blade, are hunev-glands. 

 The upper end ot the leaf-stalk broadens out until it merges into 

 the base ot the leaf. The exact form of the stipule and leat-stalk is 

 shown by the drawing. 



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