. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers; . te^^ ^^^a ,*> THE ^ TENACIOUS OAK-LEAVES A/>ril 28th :\j^ T is not easy to get at the secret of the oakin retaining its leaves throughout the wholecalendar, for here, in late April, are seen thewhite and red oaks still defying the , if the oak-leaf were constructed onthe plan of the button-wood leaf, whose stem growslike a protecting cup over the bud of the followingyear, we could readily frame a theory; but it does noth-ing of the kind. These persistent oak-leaves are placedbencatli the ne
. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers; . te^^ ^^^a ,*> THE ^ TENACIOUS OAK-LEAVES A/>ril 28th :\j^ T is not easy to get at the secret of the oakin retaining its leaves throughout the wholecalendar, for here, in late April, are seen thewhite and red oaks still defying the , if the oak-leaf were constructed onthe plan of the button-wood leaf, whose stem growslike a protecting cup over the bud of the followingyear, we could readily frame a theory; but it does noth-ing of the kind. These persistent oak-leaves are placedbencatli the new buds, while those of the button-woodfell in early autumn, exposing the tender bud to thewinter storms. If we examine the white-oak branch, we shall findthat many of the leaves have been twisted off by thewind, leaving only a short remnant of a stem beneaththe buds; and even these adhere so tenaciously as toleave a fresh green scar upon removal. They yieldonly as they are pushed off by the swelling bud abovethem.
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