42 LIFE-HISTORY 



ORDER OF SUCCESSION OF EVENTS. 



After germination, a plant at first confines itself to vegetative 

 growth and finally bears flowers and fruits. Even in each 

 vegetative season a shoot tends to adopt the same course of 

 action — first its vegetative buds flush, the foliage-leaves unfold, 

 and the stems elongate, and eventually the flowers open. 

 In some plants this order of succession in one single vegeta- 

 tive season is changed : the flowers may appear before the 

 leaves unfold, as is the case with the Hazel, Almond, and 

 some Cherries. 



