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scar indicates. Most of the leaf buds were developed into fruit buds, 

 Tnd tbree short growths were produced. Fig. 1 (B) is also two years old 

 and it .^s cut in proportion to the strength of its wood rather short last 

 vear Mg 1 (c) sho^s fruit spurs on the three-year-old wood, naturally 

 bunt up Fig 1 id) is a specimen produced by first cutting the one- 

 y^r-om wood! and afterwards pruning back into the two-year-o d wood 

 irpreviously explained in connexion with other specimens. Fig. 1 (e) 

 wasrshortiter^al which fruited on the terminal bud, and. subsequently 

 rumfshTd itself with natural fruit spurs, no extensions ^emg produced^ 

 Fig. 2 shows the same specimens, and in the same order as the lettering 

 will indicate pruned according to their individual needs. 



Plate 59 is five specimens "showing the blossoming characteristics of 

 one and two year oil Jonathan laterds. These were all taken from the 

 same tree and none of them have been pruned. Fig. 1 is one year old 

 an" It lasToduced no blooms, the buds not l-ving been sufficiently 

 developed. On account of being rather too long, ^tshoiild have been 

 pruned at (a) this year so as to still further encourage the building up ot 

 the budsbelow (?)) Fig. 2 is two years old, and although the buds^along 

 t seemed well developed in early spring, yet n° ?^lT"%Tood''l7by 

 Health V foliaee is the forerunner of fruit on this class of wood, and by 

 ^■rnSIt :f next ylar a typical piece of fruit -°VminaVburtl1s 

 Fig. 3 is one year old, and showing blossoms on the terminal bud this 

 occlrs on aboift 20 per cent, of Jonathan laterals of its age^ J^^J^^t e 

 cut at (a) next year so as to strengthen the buds below that point, ine 

 ruit pfo^ced L the points of pearling Jonathan aterals is usually 

 small, and of inferior quality. Fig. 4 is also one year °ld , but instead of 

 blossoming on the terminal bud, the apparently normal leaf buds alon^ 

 the lateral produced blooms. The fruit rarely sets when placed m this posi- 

 tion, on yearling laterals. Like Fig. 1, this ateral is much too ong^ 

 and should have^een cut at {h) this year, so that the bud (<) and those 

 below it might be still further developed during the present vegetative 

 period. However, it may be pruned at (a) next year Fig. 5 is two yeais 

 dd, and Dlooming alonj Its full length. The o West ^'07^-;^'^^ 

 clu;ters near the terminal, where the petals have fallen, and J^ ^ "^ * 

 ha« set. Buds in full bloom appear m the centre of the laterf wlnle 

 some of those near its base have not yet opened. This is a further lUus 

 tration of the sap after rising, and when elaborated being utUized first 

 to feed the buds near the terminal or highest point. By c"tt ng this 

 lateral at (a) next year an extremely fruitful p:ece o wood will be re- 

 tailed, and this may be further shortened subsequently should occasion 



'^'^irhL' been stated that the blossoms showing on the lateral Fig^ 4 

 were produced from apparently normal leaf buds. But yearling leader 



extenLns also frequently blossom on b-'^^", «™'l- ^^PP^^^'-Xh thfs 

 these growths. The Rome Beauty is one o the varieties on which this 

 habit of blooming is most noticeable, but this rarely l-PP^^ "^^il^he 

 trees are over five years old. However, when yearling l^^^er extenmons 

 on three and four-year-old tree« are cut too long and more particularly 

 if treated early in the pruning season, instead of producing tf^ ^^^^^er 

 leader extensions desired, they often blossom on the tf^nnnal buds. 



The specimens in Plate 60 are one year old, taken from a l^^^^^J 

 old tree, and they illustrate the tree's blossoming potentiality i^ this re 

 spect. When pruned, these leaders were cu too long -d consequent^ 

 the flow of sap to the terminal buds were more gradual than if they were 



