Bulletin of the of Agriculture . ich extend from one-eighth to one-half inchalong the branch. Theyare also keeled, and each isprovided with a small resingland, which accounts forthe pungent aromatic odorso noticeable when the leafis bruised. The youngerbranchlets have the ap-pearance of being jointed,as two pairs of leaves oc-cur together, at rightangles to each other, andoverlap slightly the fourleaves above. In the seedling stage in-cense cedar is character-ized by three kinds ofleaves (PL III), whichserve to distinguish it atonce from its common as-sociates. The first to ap-pe
Bulletin of the of Agriculture . ich extend from one-eighth to one-half inchalong the branch. Theyare also keeled, and each isprovided with a small resingland, which accounts forthe pungent aromatic odorso noticeable when the leafis bruised. The youngerbranchlets have the ap-pearance of being jointed,as two pairs of leaves oc-cur together, at rightangles to each other, andoverlap slightly the fourleaves above. In the seedling stage in-cense cedar is character-ized by three kinds ofleaves (PL III), whichserve to distinguish it atonce from its common as-sociates. The first to ap-pear are the two seedleaves, which measure from1 to I5 inches long by one-eighth inch broad. Theseare followed shortly by oneor more branches bearingawl - shaped transitionalleaves, which grade offeventually into the normalscalelike foliage. Onthrifty, fast-growing seed-lings normal leaves areproduced the first slower-growing seed- FiG. 1.—Relative form of the bole of incense cedar Ji^o-s thev do not apnear at various ages. & J i-. Bui. 604, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate III.
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