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THE FRUIT -BUD 



restricted to those plants in which the leafy shoot 

 is short and reaches its growth soon after the 



opening of the win- 

 ter bud. 



Roses, some spi- 

 reas, and many orna- 

 mental plants, bear 

 flowers at the ends of 

 long summer shoots 

 (see Fig. 54) ; and 

 in such plants the 

 aim should be, if many flowers an- 

 cle sired, to secure many strong sea- 

 sonal growths. 



HOW TO TELL THE FRUIT-BUDS 



We have now found that there 

 are three elements or factors which 

 aid one in determining the places 

 at which the plant is to bear flow- 

 ers or fruits, the habit or manner 

 of growth of the plant, the character 

 of the spurs, and the looks of 

 the buds. Thus, we are to look 

 for the fruit -buds on the last year's 

 growth of the peach and black cur- 

 53. Fruit-bearing rant, upon two or three years' growth 

 >ry * of the red currant, generally on spurs 

 of apple, pear and plum; and the like. We know 

 that, as a rule, a spur which matures fruit one 



