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MANUAL OF NATURE STUDY. 
In the spring time notice that the lateral buds 
of the cherry contain the flowers, while the termi¬ 
nals do not, as a rule. 
Notice in the dissection of these several kinds of 
buds that some are sticky and gummy as in the 
Balm of Gilead or cottonwood, and that those of 
the hickory and horse-chesnut are woolly or vel¬ 
vety. 
Why should this be so ? Compare with other 
buds of out-door life. With buds of green-house 
life. 
In this way, the teacher can easily bring out dis¬ 
tinction between scaly buds and naked buds, and 
that the purpose of scaly buds must be for protec¬ 
tion against cold, wet and insects. 
Do all axils bear buds ? Why ? Examine sev¬ 
eral before deciding. 
Buds sometimes lie dormant for a year or more. 
What will bring them out? In case of accessory 
buds, which is developed ? (The central and larger 
one.) In the event that one dies, what will be 
done by the others ? What appearance will that 
give the tree ? Do the buds (eyes) of the potato 
come from the axils ? Examine the potato very 
closely for rudimentary leaf scars. 
What are the little black heads found in the 
axils of the tiger-lily? What are onion sets? 
When do buds prepare for winter ? What signs 
