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to five, two the prevailing type; and that of the plum 

 from one to five, two and three being the most common 

 numbers. With few exceptions, the 

 fruit-buds of these four stone-fruits 

 are developed laterally and in the 

 axils of leaves; occasionally a termi- 

 nal fruit-bud may be found in the 

 cherry. In the stone-fruits, then, 

 the fruit-buds are developed in the 

 axils of leaves of the current year's 

 growth and the fruit is borne on one- 

 year-old wood. 



An examination of the fruiting 

 wood of the peach will show that the 

 fruit-buds are borne singly with a 

 branch-bud, or in pairs with a branch- 

 bud. (See Fig. 14.) With trees mak- 

 ing a satisfactory growth, the latter 

 is the more common. Their position 

 upon the twig is determined more 

 or less by the general growth of the 

 tree; the stronger the growth the 

 nearer the tips will they be found. 

 With trees making a moderate 

 growth, the majority of the fruit- 

 buds will be found along the central 

 portion of the season's growth and 

 in pairs, one on either side of a 

 branch-bud. On twigs making a 

 weak growth they more often appear FIG 14 ._ Flower . buds 

 singly and along the entire length of of Peach. 



