Red-Maple branch Small 37×320 Medium 73×640 Large 117×1024 Download TIFF Original 274×2400 | (129.9 KB) Description Red-Maple branch, with accessory buds placed side by side. The annular lines toward the base are scars of the bud-scales, and indicate the place of the winter-bud of the preceding year. Keywords Botany, buds, plants, stems Galleries Maple Trees, Trees: Q-S Source: Asa Gray The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Co., 1887)