SECTIONS OF CHERRY BUDS 



The surest way to tell whether a bud contains leaves or flowers is to slice it open lengthways 

 with a sharp knife. The cherry buds shown above have been enlarged 15 diameters. 

 At the left is a flower bud. In the cherry, two, three or four flowers are enclosed in a 

 single bud; in this case two flowers can be seen, the conspicuous sacs being the anthers 

 filled with pollen-grains. At the right is a leaf bud which shows nothing except tightly 

 folded leaves. In some cases, such as the apple and Norway maple, a single bud encloses 

 a miniature shoot bearing both leaves and flowers. Photograph bv John Howard Paine. 

 (Fig. 11. j 



