Jackson, Frank G · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 105
svarious shapes, many of which are worth the attentionof the ornamentist, and should receive more attentionthan they usually do. The ascending stems also takevarious forms : some are erect without joints, as rushesor sedges; others again, like wheat or barley, havestraight stems with joints and… … PLANT GROWTH. 91 trees. With regard to stems and branches, the first thingthat demands notice is the order of growth. When abranch is developed, that part of the stem below thepoint of departure is thicker than the portion immediatelyabove {see examples on Plate XIX.). This fact istoo often missed…
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