WHAT BUDS CONTAIN 



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reoccupy the ground from which the trees and shrubs have been 

 removed. However, in case of some valuable trees like the 

 Chestnut, the sprouting habit is utilized in the production of 

 a new crop of trees. (Fig. 188.) In some forage plants, as 

 Alfalfa illustrates, a number of 

 crops of hay can be obtained 

 each year because of the contin- 

 uous development of adventi- 

 tious buds on the crown or basal 

 portion of the stem. {Fig. 189.) 



What Buds Contain. — Some 

 buds contain only flowers, some 

 only leaves, while some contain 

 both flowers and leaves. Buds 

 are called flower buds, leaf buds, 

 or mixed buds according to what 

 they contain. In such fruit trees 

 as the Apricot and Peach, the 

 buds contain only flowers or 

 only leaves, while in the Apple 

 and Pear the buds contain both 

 flowers and leaves, or leaves 

 only. (Figs. 190 and 191.) 



Flower buds, or fruit buds as 

 they are often called, are usually 

 broader and more rounded than 

 leaf buds and can often be iden- 

 tified by their position on the 

 branch. For example, in the 

 Peach and often in the Apricot 

 the fruit buds are lateral buds 

 on the current season's growth, 

 while in the Apple and Pear they 

 are usually the terminal buds 

 of the stunted lateral branches 

 called fruit spurs which are located on those portions of the 

 larger branches two or more years of age. In Cherries and Plums 

 the fruit buds occur in clusters on the sides of the spurs. In 

 grapes the flowers occur on the sides of the current spring shoots. 

 The shape and place of appearance of fruit buds varies much in 



Fig. 187. — Basket Willow from 

 Avhich many crops of branches are 

 obtained through the development 

 of adventitious buds. 



