. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. int,which, under favourable circumstances,pushes and becomes a shoot; but manyof them remain dormant, especially ifthe shoot is weak and left at full , however, the shoot is shortenedto a leaf-bud, that bud, stimulated bythe sap that would otherwise flow to-wards the extremity, is almost sure topush. Flower-buds b, figs. 971 and 972, con-sist of scales, which enclose, not a grow-ing point, but the rudimentary are ovate, and gradually becomeglobose, assuming the
. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. int,which, under favourable circumstances,pushes and becomes a shoot; but manyof them remain dormant, especially ifthe shoot is weak and left at full , however, the shoot is shortenedto a leaf-bud, that bud, stimulated bythe sap that would otherwise flow to-wards the extremity, is almost sure topush. Flower-buds b, figs. 971 and 972, con-sist of scales, which enclose, not a grow-ing point, but the rudimentary are ovate, and gradually becomeglobose, assuming then a hoary appear-ance, from the scales opening and expos-ing their downy integuments. Theyare likewise much plumper than the will be observed, on referring to the accom-panying figures, that some buds are single leaf-buds, others are single flower-buds. Frequentlythe buds are double—one being a flower-bud,the other a leaf-bud, orboth may be flower-buds;and lastly, some are triplebuds. These generallyconsist of two flower-budswith a leaf-bud between Fig. 971. , Wood; fc, Fig. 972.—Peach,a, Leaf, and b, flower-buds. them. As there must be wood before therecan be fruit, it is natural for a young tree toproduce chiefly barren or leaf buds; but whenthe tree has attained a considerable size, it ismore disposed to produce flower-buds, and THE PEACH AND NECTARINE. 171 pruning becomes necessary in order that flower-buds may not too much predominate, for in thatcase a deficiency of young shoots would be theconsequence. Pruning and Training.—The Peach-tree re-quires what are termed winter-pruning andsummer-pruning. The best time for performingthe winter-pruning is January or February,before the flowers begin to open, if on outsidewalls; for trees under glass, the best time is assoon as the leaves fall. However, it may bedone at any time between the fall of the leafand the rising of the sap, provided there is notsevere frost. Summer-pruning should b
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