46 



THE FRUIT -BUD 



The others are too small to be fruit -buds. In 

 May the twig was drawn again (Fig. 27). 



THE FRUIT-SPUR AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE 

 PLUM AND CHERRY 



A spur from a plum tree is shown in Fig. 28. 

 If we begin with the tip of the shoot, we deter- 

 mine that last year's growth began at c, the pre- 



26. Leaf-spurs and a 

 fruit-spur of pear. 



27. The sequel. 



vious year's at ft, and the preceeding year's at 

 a. The lower side spur has grown to a a, then 

 to & 6, then to the end. It will be seen that the 



