. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. 58 STRUGGLE AMONGST BRANCHES main axis, not on side branches ; and the "ring" (scars of bud-scales) marks the junction between the different years' growth. Notice this ring in Fig. 83. Tlie teacher will find many twigs worked out in "Les- sons with ; Figs. 91-95 show an actual ease. These drawings were all made with the greatest care from one elm twig. The twig (Fig. 91) shows three years' growths. The side branch is evidently only one year old, for it did not arise until the twig which bears it was one year old. Note
. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. 58 STRUGGLE AMONGST BRANCHES main axis, not on side branches ; and the "ring" (scars of bud-scales) marks the junction between the different years' growth. Notice this ring in Fig. 83. Tlie teacher will find many twigs worked out in "Les- sons with ; Figs. 91-95 show an actual ease. These drawings were all made with the greatest care from one elm twig. The twig (Fig. 91) shows three years' growths. The side branch is evidently only one year old, for it did not arise until the twig which bears it was one year old. Note that only one of the buds made a branch. There are five blossom buds. Fig. 92 shows the twig in bloom. Fig. 93 shows it in fruit and leaf. Fig. 95 shows the net result. The side branch grew from a to s and made two blossom buds. The tip of the main shoot (Fig. 91) was broken in a storm. The two buds next in succession gi-ew. Each made flower buds. Observe how many buds on this elm shoot have Crushed by storm, the tree still shoots 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York Macmillan
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