BRA^TCHES. y 



young parts are designated from tlie time tliey emerge 

 from the bud imtil they have completed their first 

 season's growth. These have also important peculiarities 

 that serve to distinguish certain varieties. They are vari- 

 ously designated as stout or slender^ stiff or flexible^ erect 

 or spreading^ sJiort jointed if the buds be close together, 

 and long jointed when the contrary. The colors of their 

 bark are also strikingly different, and form very obvious 

 distinctions amongst varieties. The Snow Peachy for in- 

 stance, has pale greenish shoots, by which it is at once 

 distinguished. The Jargonelle^ Rostiezer^ and many other 

 varieties of the pear, have darh ^icr^lisTi shoots, while 

 the Dix and St. Germain are quite yellowisli^ the Glout 



Fig. 6. 



Fig. 7. 



Fig. 8. 



Pig. 6, wood branch of the apple. 7. fruit branch ; A^ B, C, young spurs on two- 

 year-old wood. 8, fruit branch of the pear ; Ji, B, C, young spurs on two-year-old 

 wood. 



