BUDS 91 
Fia. 52. 
A,a pear leaf-bud in autumn; B, a leafy shoot derived from A, as seen in 
the middle of the following summer, with flower-bud at tip; C, the 
fruit-spur, B, in autumn, after the fall of the leaves. 
Fic. 53. Fruit-Bud of Pear (same as C, of Fig. 52), showing its 
Development. 
A, opening in spring; B, later, developing flowers and leaves; C, later 
still: only one flower has produced a fruit, the rest having fallen off. 
Below it is a lateral bud which will continue the spur next year. 
