SYNOPSIS 



(The figures in parentheses are the numbers of paragraphs) 



PAET I 

 Studies of Twigs and Buds (pages 1-77) 



OBSERVATION PAGE 



I. The bud and the branch (1-5) 1 



II. The leaf-bud and the fruit-bud (6-9) 5 



III. The deflected axis of growth (10-15) 7 



IV. The struggle for existence in a tree top (16-20) 15 



V. Knots and knot-holes (21-23) 21 



VI. The fruit-spur (24-29) 25 



VII. Fruit-bearing, concluded (30-34) 32 



VIII. Characters in winter twigs (35-40a) 38 



IX. The opening of the buds (41-47) 44 



X. The opening of the buds, continued (48-56) 



XI. The opening of the buds, concluded (57-63a) 



XII. Arrangement of the buds (64-71) 



XIII. Expansion of the bark (72-77) . ... 



XIV. A bit of history (78-80) .... 



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 57 

 63 

 69 

 73 



PAET II 



Studies op Leaves and Foliage (pages 78-130) 



XV. What is a leaf? (81-86; 78 



XVI. The parts of leaves (87-93) 80 



XVII. The compound leaf (94-104c) 87 



XVIII. Disguises of leaves (105-112a) 96 



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