. The Canadian record of science. Natural history. 284 Canadian Record of Science. and it presented such remarkable features as to attract imme- diate attention. In consequence of the erect position of the branch the leaves were strictly decussate, instead of forming one plane with the branch as common to the normal, plagiotropic shoots. The most remarkable peculiarity of the leaves, how- ever, was found in their extreme alteration of form, and their unusual size. In this case the largest leaves were at the base. Fig. 3. I,onicera tartarica. Leaves of a vigorous and orthotropic shoot of one se
. The Canadian record of science. Natural history. 284 Canadian Record of Science. and it presented such remarkable features as to attract imme- diate attention. In consequence of the erect position of the branch the leaves were strictly decussate, instead of forming one plane with the branch as common to the normal, plagiotropic shoots. The most remarkable peculiarity of the leaves, how- ever, was found in their extreme alteration of form, and their unusual size. In this case the largest leaves were at the base. Fig. 3. I,onicera tartarica. Leaves of a vigorous and orthotropic shoot of one season, x \ of the series and the smallest at the end of the branch (Fig. 3, 1 and 2 representing the acropetal succession in the re-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Natural History Society of Montreal. Montreal, Natural History Society
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