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After a little study even the amateur can distinguish in 

 advance the difference between leaf- and flower-buds. 



Fig. 9. — Fruit-spurs of the apple. 

 A, A, points at whicli apples wei-e 

 detached the preceding year; W, 

 W, wrinkles marking points at 

 which fruit and leaves were de- 

 tached in previous years. 



Fig. 10.— Fruit-spurs of 

 European plums. 

 (After Bailey. ) 



But some seasons the fruit-spurs of the apple, pear, and 

 plum develop as leaf-buds. 



