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cellent subjects for the inquisitive to begin with ; later specula- 

 tions may include all the other fruits. The method in which 

 fruit-buds are formed is illustrated in Fig. 121, the spurs having 

 been taken from a dwarf Ben Davis tree. 



The twig a in the figure shows a stem which is nearly all two 



120.— Neglected dwarf apple about 30 years from planting. 



years old. The growth of the past year may be seen only near 

 the top, starting just above the upper spur. The terminal bud of 

 the shoot, therefore, grew straight on and may have reached a 

 length of 12 or 1.5 inches. But it was not so with the lower side 

 buds. These made a growth of scarcely half an inch, yet they are 

 perfectly strong and healthy. What they would have done had 



