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Fig. 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. 



Fig. 53. Fruit-Bud of Pear (same as C, of Fig. 52), showing its 

 Development. 



A, opening in spring; B, later, developing flowers and leaves; O, later 

 stUl : only one flower has produced a fruit, the rest having fallen oft. 

 Below it is a lateral bud which will continue the spur next year. 



