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WINTER BUDS 



Almond flower — the 

 sole occupant of a bud. 



ers are mixed buds, as in pear (Fig. 67), apple, and most late 



spring-flowering plants. 



97. Fruit-buds are usually thicker 

 or stouter than leaf-buds. They are 

 borne in different positions on differ- 

 ent plants. In some plants 

 (apple, pear) they are mostly 

 on the ends of short branches 

 or spurs; in others (peach, red 

 maple) they are mostly along 

 the sides of the last year's 

 growths. In Fig. 70 are shown 

 three fruit-buds and one leaf- 

 bud on e, and leaf-buds 



on a. In Fig. 71 a fruit-bud is at the left, and a leaf-bud 



at the right. 



98. The "Burst of Spring" 



means chiefly the opening of the 



buds. Note the process in Fig. 72. 



Everything was made ready in the 



previous growing season. The em- 

 bryo shoots and flowers were devel- 

 oped in the buds, and the food was 



stored. Spring comes on. The warm 



rain falls, and the shutters open and 



the sleepers wake: the frogs peep 



and the birds come. 



Review. — What are resting buds? 

 What are they for? What is their cover- 

 ing? Where are they borne? When are 

 they formed? What is a leaf-scar? What 

 are accessory buds? What other name is 

 applied to them? Define terminal bud. 

 What does it do? What are bulbs and 

 cabbages? How do they differ from 

 buds? What do buds do? From what do 



Fruit-buds and leaf-buds 

 of pear. 



