. British trees. Trees. THE BIRD CHERRY. 5°3. FRUIT OF BIRD CHERRY (Natural Size). THE LEAF. The buds are purplish-brown, long and tapering to a point. They are arranged singly in sequences of three. The young leaves are folded lengthways along the mid-rib, and only the light glossy surface of the under-side is to be seen. The bud-scales do not fall away at once, but continue to grow and to protect the leaf-petiole for a time. When the leaves are fully developed they lie borizontally and nearly flat ; the leaf-blade itself, however, is waved and puckered. The underside soon loses its first glo
. British trees. Trees. THE BIRD CHERRY. 5°3. FRUIT OF BIRD CHERRY (Natural Size). THE LEAF. The buds are purplish-brown, long and tapering to a point. They are arranged singly in sequences of three. The young leaves are folded lengthways along the mid-rib, and only the light glossy surface of the under-side is to be seen. The bud-scales do not fall away at once, but continue to grow and to protect the leaf-petiole for a time. When the leaves are fully developed they lie borizontally and nearly flat ; the leaf-blade itself, however, is waved and puckered. The underside soon loses its first glossiness, though it remains a bright green, paler in tone than the upper surface, and beautified by the clear " intaglio " pattern which the main and secondary. 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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