HOW TO TELL FRUIT -BUDS 67 



year produces only leaf -buds that year, and makes 

 blossom buds the following year. We know th,at 

 these fruit -buds are often formed a season ahead, 

 in which case they can be distinguished in the 



54. Flower-bearing of wild rose (Rosa Sayi). 



winter, as in most of the fruits ; but we also 

 know that in roses, and some other plants, there 

 is no way of telling in advance, except by ex- 

 perience, how many flower -buds there will be. 



