FRUIT -BEARING OF PLUM 



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28. Fruit-spur of plum. 



29. Spur of Lombard plum. 



buds and side spurs are borne usually near the 

 ends of the growths, but the many scars show 

 that buds were once present on the lower or 

 older parts, but have perished in the struggle 

 for existence. The spur differs greatly from 



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