Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 778
form. When the tree grows, these rolled-upleaves push upward and merely unroll; thus notime is lost in forming buds and growing leavesas do ordinary trees. When the trunk is cut off,it does nt interfere with the growth of theleaves, because they are always pushing up fromthe centre of the stalk. If… … THE BANANA-STALK EIGHT HOURS LATER. cut the roll in two, you will find that it does ntprevent you from pushing out the centre of theroll as before. Although the banana-tree repairs an injury sorapidly and well, the shoot formed from the cutstalk seldom bears fruit or flowers. As theseshoots are…
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