QUESTIONS ON BUDS 



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branches arise? To what do winter buds give rise? What determines 

 whether the branch shall be long or short? Describe the opening of 

 a bud. What are flower-buds? Leaf -buds? 

 Mixed buds? How may fruit-buds be distin- 

 guished? What is the "burst of spring?" 



Note. — It is easy to see the swelling of the 

 buds in a room in winter. Secure branches of 

 trees and shrubs, two to three feet long, and 

 stand them in vases or jars, as you would 

 flowers. Renew the water frequently and cut 

 off the lower ends of the shoots occasionally' 

 In a week or two the. buds will begin to swell. 

 Of red maple, peach, apricot, and other very 

 early-flowering things, flowers may be secured 

 in ten to twenty days. Try it. 



The shape, size, and color of the winter buds 

 are different in every kind of plant. By the buds 

 alone botanists are often able to distinguish the 

 kinds of trees. Even such similar plants as the different kinds of 

 willows have good bud characters. The study of the kinds of buds 

 affords excellent training of the powers of observation. 



Fruit-bud and leaf- 

 bud of apple. 



72. The burst of spring in the lilac. 



