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THE PRI\'ET. 



quarter ot an inch ; thev otten remain on the bush throughout the 

 u inter. 



THE LEAF. 



The leaves are thick and somewhat leathery 

 in texture ; in colour a bright green when they are 

 voung, and ot a darker tint later on. The base 

 of the leaf tapers till it meets the shoot, and it has 

 practically no stalk. The mid-rib is prominent on 

 the underside, but the other veins can scarcely be 

 seen. The diagram will serve to explain the size 

 and shape ot a tvpical leaf, though broader ones 

 are equally common. 



INSIDIi: THE PRIVET HEDGE. 



(SCNLIT I'LOWEHS UF SUMMBR TiMK. £X I RuYAL ACAUI.MV, Uj(jZ). 

 Br fitrmtttioH of C. Grant, Htq,, fiit <nvntr ef iht tUlure and w/ynCt-/*/. 



