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Fruit-growing in Arid Regions 



more vigorous lateral branches are usually well out to- 

 ward the end, while many of those lower down have 



had a struggle to make 

 any growth at all. 



By examining still 

 older wood, we shall 

 find that many of these 



FIG. 8. Pear Spur on Left, and Apple 

 Spur on Right, showing Scars produced 

 by Death of Part of Spur. 



short lateral branches are making a 

 crooked growth. Something has hap- 

 pened to the terminal bud, and the 

 scars at the end show that a cluster of 

 blossoms formed. This would termi- 





FIG. 9. Once a 

 Fruit-spur. 



