96 BuTLER: ALTERNATE BEARING IN THE APPLE 
Description of plates 1-3 
PLATE I 
Fic. 1. An old spur showing mode of growth and component parts:—spurs, 
purses and darts. 
Fic. 2. A fruit branch taken from a Transcendant Crab showing lateral inflores- 
cences on sessile spurs. 
PLATE 2 
A fruit branch taken from a Wealthy apple, showing the lateral inflorescences 
borne on very feebly developed spurs. 
PLATE 3 
Fic. 1. A dart in flower. 
Fic. 2. A spur in flower. 
