86 THE GROWTH AND PARTS OF PLANTS 
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Fic. 65. Shoot and buds of 
horse-chestnut. 
will form branches next spring ? 
- What will the terminal 
bud do? Why is the 
terminal bud larger “% 

The lateral buds. There are 
several large buds on the side of 
the shoot, larger near the termi- 
nal bud. If we examine these, we 
find that they look the same inside 
as the terminal bud. The lateral 
buds are smaller, perhaps. Where 
are the buds seated on the shoot? 
The lateral buds are . 
seated just above the | 
scar left by the falling 
leaf. We say that they 
are in the axils of the 
leaves, for they began 
to form here in the 














summer, before the 
leaves fell. Are there 
buds in the axils of all 
the leaves of the 
shoot which 
you have? 
Which buds 
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(Gy y Fiq. 66. Branched shoot of 
horse-chestnut with three 
than the lateral buds ? jp years’ growth. 
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