. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 894 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. cellent subjects for the inquisitive to begin with; later specula- tions mav include all the other fruits. The method in which fruit-buds are formed is illustrated in Fig. 121, the spurs having been taken from a dwarf Ben Davis tree. The twig a in the figure shows a stem which is nearly all two. mm III III! I ?! 11 III ...' ..!j;i*iii!«i»eiW!i.(-'« ?> •!'?. .• «'.*.-<ir ':f^»_ 120.—Neglected dwarf


. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 894 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. cellent subjects for the inquisitive to begin with; later specula- tions mav include all the other fruits. The method in which fruit-buds are formed is illustrated in Fig. 121, the spurs having been taken from a dwarf Ben Davis tree. The twig a in the figure shows a stem which is nearly all two. mm III III! I ?! 11 III ...' ..!j;i*iii!«i»eiW!i.(-'« ?> •!'?. .• «'.*.-<ir ':f^»_ 120.—Neglected dwarf apple about SOj'ears from planting. years old. The growth of the past year may be seen only near the top, starting just above the upper spur. The Terminal bud of the shoot, therefore, grew straight on and may have reached a length of 12 or 15 inches. But it was not so with the lower side buds. These made a growth of scarcely half an inch, yet they are perfectly strong and healthy. What they would have done had. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University


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