50 THE FRUIT -BUD 



this part there are no fruit -buds. The second 

 year's growth, below a, bears many fruit -spurs, 

 each of which has several fruit -buds, thus ex- 

 plaining how it is that plums are borne in dense 

 clusters. It is noticeable that the strongest spurs 

 are nearest the top of the two years' growth, 

 where more sunlight was received. 



A spur of a Japanese plum, Fig. 30, shows 

 clustered fruit -buds. A single smaller leaf -bud 

 is in the center of each cluster. Japanese plums 

 also bear from twin fruit -buds on the last year's 

 growth, in the way of the peach and apricot. 



A twig of Morello cherry is shown in Fig. 31. 

 It is of two years' growth. The division between 

 the two years is seen between 2 and 3. Above 

 this division, the buds are single and in the 

 axils of leaves ; below it, they are clustered 

 on spurs. The rounded buds on these spurs, 

 1, 2, are fruit -buds. Fig. 32 shows two cherry 

 spurs, one a leaf -spur and the other a fruit- 

 spur. The four large buds on the fruit- spur 

 are flower -buds ; the central one is a leaf -bud. 

 Fig. 33 shows how the same spurs look when 

 they have burst into growth. 



THE PEACH AND THE APRICOT 



The next picture (Fig. 34) shows a twig cut 

 from a peach tree in spring (or winter). It is 

 two seasons old, as shown by the ring at a, and 



