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The Plane appears to be an exception to this 



rule ; for if the tree be examined while in full 



foliage, not a single bud can be detected. On 



LEAF OF OCCIDENTAL PLANE. 



a closer inspection, however, it will be observed, 

 that the leaf-stalk is much swollen at the base, 

 being there as thick as the twig which supports 



