Identifier: transactionsproc2728bota (find matches)
Title: Transactions and proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Botanical Society of Edinburgh
Subjects: Plants Plants
Publisher: (Edinburgh) : The Society
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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dentation. Although germination is quick, the seed coat being spliton the fourth or fifth day, the plumule is slow in evolving,and is just discernible in seedlings about five weeks old(fig. 10). Following this stage growth is very slow, and afterseven months the seedling has just produced its seventh leaf. The first leaf produced is small, obovate, retuse and entire,with a distinct midrib but no other discernible venation.The second leaf difteis, apart from its gieater size, in havingno apical indentation. The third tapers towards the base,is elliptical or oval, acute and entiie, or may have one or twosmall teeth on each side. The ultimate leaves are variable,usually elli))tical, acute, sometinics very shortly cuspidate,and are increasingly serrulate. All the leaves are a freshshining green colour above, glaucous beneath, glabrous,simple, alternate, and petiolate. From the tliird leaf onwardsthey are alternately incurvinerved (fig. 11). Trans. Bot. Soc. Edln.)\ (Vol. XXVIII. PI. VIII.
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