. Elements of botany. Plants. 80 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. himself are not large enough to show in the most obvious way the relation of the parts and their real nature. Fortunately, it is easy to obtain a gigantic bud which illustrates perfectly the struc- ture and arrangement of buds in general. Examine and sketch a cabbage ,sc which has been split lengthwise through the centre i and note (a) The short, thick, conical stem. (b) The crowded leaves which arise from the stem, the lower and outer ones largest and most mature, the upper and innermost ones the smallest of the series. Compare the section
. Elements of botany. Plants. 80 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. himself are not large enough to show in the most obvious way the relation of the parts and their real nature. Fortunately, it is easy to obtain a gigantic bud which illustrates perfectly the struc- ture and arrangement of buds in general. Examine and sketch a cabbage ,sc which has been split lengthwise through the centre i and note (a) The short, thick, conical stem. (b) The crowded leaves which arise from the stem, the lower and outer ones largest and most mature, the upper and innermost ones the smallest of the series. Compare the section of the cabbage with Fig. -ace Most of the buds so far con- sidered are leaf-buds, that is, their inner parts will develop into leaves, and their central axes into stems; but some were mixed buds, that is, they con- tained both leaves and flowers in an undeveloped condition. Flower-buds contain the rudi- ments of flowers only. Sometimes, as in the black walnut, the leaf-buds and flower- sc, scar left by fallen leaf ; just above ^^^.^^ ^^^ readily distinguishable this Is an ordinary bud, and still • p i -i higher up, ace, an accessory bud. by their difference in form, while in other cases, as in the culti- vated cherry, the difference in form is but slight. 1 Half of a cabbage will be enough for the entire division. Fm. 58. —A Twig of Black 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Bergen's Botany: key and flora, Pacific coast ed. Boston : Ginn
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