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ZESSOIfS WITH PLANTS 



formality in plants, and also of 

 the essentially leaf-like nature of 

 bracts and scales. 



179. If one were to 

 examine the bushes of 

 hazel (or the cultivated 



Pig. 161. 



Staminate flower of Hubbard 

 squash. 



filbert), in the winter, 



he would probably find 



objects like those in 



Fig. 158. These are 



the staminate catkins 



in bud, so to speak. 



That is, they are formed 



in the fall (as buds are ; see 45) , but remain 



short, compact and rigid. With the first warmth of 



Pio. 162. 

 Pistillate flower of Hubbard squash. 



