words upon the stipula. These stipules are organs of only secondary importance, which accompany the leaves in certain plants. They are organised like leaves, but they are not true leaves. At an early period in the growth of certain — plants, two small tumours appear, one at either side of the base of the leaf 2

Wel'ingtonia gigantea. VEGETABLE. WORLD; A HISTORY OF PLANTS, WITH THEIR BOTANICAL DESCRIPTIONS AND PECULIAR PROPERTIES. BY LOUIS FIGUIER,, AUTHOR OF “THE WORLD BEFORE THE DELUGE,” AND OTHER POPULAR WORKS. “ILLUSTRATED WITH 446 ENGRAVINGS, INTERSPERSED THROUGH…