. British trees. Trees. THE PLANE. 687. LEAF STALK CUT TO SHOW THE BUD THAT WAS HIDDEN IN IT. on the Plane. It differs also from the Elm in its looser carriage, and the freedom with which its branches tend, with many a twist and curve, in every direction. The twigs of one year's growth are olive-green, the older ones dark brown inclining to red, the branches, dark grey. An enlarged joint makes the junction of a year-old shoot with the twig conspicuous. The trunk is cylindrical and massive, and covered with fine grey bark, which Hakes of] in vertical layers, exposing the smooth surface of the i
. British trees. Trees. THE PLANE. 687. LEAF STALK CUT TO SHOW THE BUD THAT WAS HIDDEN IN IT. on the Plane. It differs also from the Elm in its looser carriage, and the freedom with which its branches tend, with many a twist and curve, in every direction. The twigs of one year's growth are olive-green, the older ones dark brown inclining to red, the branches, dark grey. An enlarged joint makes the junction of a year-old shoot with the twig conspicuous. The trunk is cylindrical and massive, and covered with fine grey bark, which Hakes of] in vertical layers, exposing the smooth surface of the inner hark, where the grey colour is tinged with yellow. Tllh LEAF AND BUDS. In summer-time, when in the axil between leaf-stalk and twig most trees are already showing next year's buds, the Plane keeps them hidden away al the base oi the leaf-stalk. There they. 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 Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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