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THE FRUIT -BUD 



leaves were single, with a bud in the axil of each. 

 It is now seen that some of these bud -like parts 

 are longer than others, and that the longest ones 



7. Present year's shoot of apple. 



are those which have leaves. It must be because 

 of the leaves that they have increased in length. 

 The body c has lost its leaves through some acci- 

 dent, and its growth has ceased. In other words, 

 the parts at a a a a are like the shoot / h, except 

 that they are shorter, and they are of the same 

 age. One grows from the end or terminal bud 



