File:EB1911 Stem - Transverse section of Leaf-bud of Sycamore.jpg
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English: Transverse section of Leaf-bud of Sycamore (Acer Pseudo-platanus) covered with scales. In the bud of a common tree, as the sycamore, there is seen the cicatrix or scar left by the leaf of the previous year, then the scales e, e, arranged in alternate pairs and overlying each other in what is called an imbricated manner. On making a transverse section of the bud (this figure), the overlying scales e, e, e, e, are distinctly seen surrounding the leaves f, which are plaited or folded round the axis or growing-point. |
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| Date | published 1911 | |||
| Source | “Stem,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 25, 1911, p. 876, fig. 6. | |||
| Author | Unknown artist | |||
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| current | 19:50, 12 July 2020 | | 375 × 388 (65 KB) | Library Guy | {{Information |description ={{en|1=Transverse section of Leaf-bud of Sycamore (''Acer Pseudo-platanus'') covered with scales. In the bud of a common tree, as the sycamore, there is seen the cicatrix or scar left by the leaf of the previous year, then the scales ''e'', ''e'', arranged in alternate pairs and overlying each other in what is called an ''imbricated'' manner. On making a transverse section of the bud (this figure), the overlying scales ''e'', ''e'', ''e'', ''e'', are distinctly s... |
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