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WINTER BUDS 



57. Fruit- 

 bud of pear. 



that they are condensations of main stems rather than 

 embryo stems borne in the axils of leaves. But bulblets 



may be scarcely distinguish- 



able from buds on the one 



hand and from bulbs on the 



other. Cut a cabbage head in 



two lengthwise, and see what 



it is like. 



90. WHAT BUDS DO. A bud 

 is a growing point. In the 

 growing season it is small, 

 and persons do not notice it. 

 In the winter it is dormant 

 and wrapped up and is plainly 



seen : it is waiting. All branches spring from 

 buds. 



91. All winter buds give rise to branches, 

 not to leaves alone : that is, the leaves are borne 

 on the lengthening axis. Sometimes the axis, 

 or branch, remains very short, so short that it 

 may not be noticed. Some- 



A ue yus~ 



sies" are times it grows several 



pushing 



out, and feet long. 



biack a bud e 92. Whether the 



se a 1 e is 



ready to branch grows long 



fall from 



the base or not depends on 



of each. 



the chance it has, 

 position on the plant, soil, 

 rainfall, and many other things. 

 The new shoot is the unfold- 

 ing and enlarging of the tiny 

 axis and leaves which we saw 

 in the bud. Figs. 51, 52. If 

 the conditions are congenial, the shoot may form more 

 leaves than were tucked away in the bud, but commonly 



59. Hickory 

 buds. 



60. Growth is 

 progressing. 



