BUDS AND BRANCHES 25 



of the main branch, and the others from the side 

 or lateral buds. Parts or bodies which bear leaves 

 are, therefore, branches. 



The buds at b b b b have no leaves, and they 

 remain the same size that they were a year ago. 

 They are dormant. The only way for a mature 

 bud to grow is by making leaves for itself, for a 

 leaf will never stand below it again. The twig, 

 therefore, has buds of two ages, those at b b b b 



8. Last year's shoot of apple. 



are two seasons old, and those on the tips of all 

 the branches (a a a a, li), and in the axil of 

 every leaf, are one season old. It is only the ter- 

 minal buds which are not axillary. Buds are 

 buds only so long as they remain dormant. When 

 the bud begins to grow and to put forth leaves, 

 it gives rise to a branch, which, in its turn, bears 

 bnds. 



It will now be interesting to determine why 

 certain buds gave rise to branches and why others 

 remained dormant. The strongest shoot or branch 

 of the year is the terminal one CfhJ. The next 



