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this is specially the case where the apical bud has been destroyed, 
as in the trimming of hedges. In this way not only are 
hedges prevented. growing too high, but their growth in 
thickness is ensured. 
Winter Buds ‘he best way of realizing the position and the 
of Ash. number of buds present in a plant is to examine 
trees in winter. Ifa twig of the Ash be carefully observed, it 
will be seen that the apex is] in a bud, that close to the ee 
bud are two axillary ones ; 
the fact that they are in the 
angle which the leaf makes 
with the stem being clear 
from the scar left by the 
fallen leaf just under each 
bud. The next two buds are 
on opposite sides of the stem, 
and so on. 
The length of the inter- 
nodes varies very much. 
When the twig has developed 
normally it may be consider- 
able, about an inch anda half ; 
but very often development 
has been arrested, and the 
stem has not grown much in 
length, so that the nodes are 
closer to each other. A 

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normal condition shows short | Smz Twice or Branca or Asn. 
internodes near the apex ; n, node ; int, internode ; s/, scar 
of attachment of last year’s leaves ; 
then longer and longer ones, ss, scars left by scales of last year’s bud, - 
until the end of that year’s marking limit of one year’s growth. 
growth has been reached ; below that the internodes become 
closer again, and again lengthen out. A terminal branch, 
about twelve inches in length, may show three years’ growth. 
These winter buds are specially adapted for the protection of 
the young leaves from the cold and damp. The buds of the Ash 
have thick, olive-green, almost black, scales, which are leaves 
