FRUIIBEABING, CONCLUDED 



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scars are single in the twig in Fig. 28, 

 while the fruit-buds are in pairs (with 

 a leaf -bud between them) in the first 

 place (Figs. 30, 29). Fig. 31 shows 

 a half-grown peach which has arisen 

 from one of the buds. A flower was 

 produced from each 

 bud, but in the strug- 

 gle for existence one 

 of them (and also 

 the leaf-bud) per- 

 ished. The twig in 

 Fig. 28 has no buds 

 upon the bodies which 

 bore the peaches ; 

 therefore, these bod- 

 ies are not leaf-bear- 

 ing branches (or 

 spurs), and they do not bear again. 

 We have seen (Figs. 30, 29) that 

 these fruit-buds are formed upon the 

 axial growth of the current year, and 

 bear the next year. It is, plain there- 

 fore, that the peach-grower should always 

 aim to so manage his trees as to have 

 a liberal supply of new growths. 



33. A gooseberry shoot is shown in 

 Fig. 32. It is plain that the portion 



Fig. 31. 

 Partly grown peach. 



ElG. 32. 



Gooseberry 



fahnot. 



