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NATURE OF BUDS 



Fig. 7,v Bud type of stem: A, branch of hickory showing a large 

 terminal bud and several small lateral buds that were developed in the 

 axils of the leaves of the past season The branch is three years old, as 

 shown by the three rings, r, r' , r" , of the hud scars which mark thi 

 cessive positions of the terminal hud during the past three seasons; /. leaf 

 scars. B, branch of pear — after Bailey. The ring at i shows the position of 

 a l>ud which produced the next year a pear, as is indicated b) the large 

 -ear and swollen branch at </. A slmrt lateral branch was also developed 

 the same season with it- terminal hud at _'. The next year thi- bud ptt>- 

 a branch that extended to .}. hearing several leaves (note leaf -ear-) 

 and of course axillary hud- nm- of which, /•, we see grew in the follow- 



easons. No fruil was developed this season. The bud formed at 3 

 behaved the next season very much a- the one previously noted at 1. 

 forming a pear at a' and a Bhorl lateral branch that reached t" j Note 



thai the axillary bud, b, of the previous season grew a little and its 

 subsequent history can be followed by the annual hud scars tn the fol- 

 lowing season hud 4 developed a vigorous shool reaching to 5. No fruit 



: irmed hut three buds survived. />'. /-". /•'". thus nearly duplicating 

 the growth of hud 2. I'.ihI 5 develops the next season fruil at it" and also 

 two lateral shoots thai extend to 6 and 7 respectively. The three buds 

 below 5 had only a feeble growth during this and the succeeding seasons 

 and hud >>'" evident!) perished during its firsl period of growth. Bud 6 



