. Botany for agricultural students . Botany. WHAT BUDS CONTAIN 207 reoccupy the ground from which the trees and shrubs have been removed. However, in case of some valuable trees like the Chestnut, the sprouting habit is utilized in the production of a new crop of trees. (Fig. 188.) In some forage plants, as Alfalfa illustrates, a number of crops of hay can be obtained each year because of the contin- uous development of adventi- tious buds on the crown or basal portion of the stem. (Fig. 189.) What Buds Contain. — Some buds contain only flowers, some only leaves, while some contain both flower
. Botany for agricultural students . Botany. WHAT BUDS CONTAIN 207 reoccupy the ground from which the trees and shrubs have been removed. However, in case of some valuable trees like the Chestnut, the sprouting habit is utilized in the production of a new crop of trees. (Fig. 188.) In some forage plants, as Alfalfa illustrates, a number of crops of hay can be obtained each year because of the contin- uous development of adventi- tious buds on the crown or basal portion of the stem. (Fig. 189.) What Buds Contain. — Some buds contain only flowers, some only leaves, while some contain both flowers and leaves. Buds are called flower buds, leaf buds, or mixed buds according to what they contain. In such fruit trees as the Apricot and Peach, the buds contain only flowers or only leaves, while in the Apple and Pear the buds contain both flowers and leaves, or leaves only. {Figs. 190 and 191.) Flower buds, or fruit buds as they are often called, are usually broader and more rounded than leaf buds and can often be iden- tified by their position on the branch. For example, in the Peach and often in the Apricot the fruit buds are lateral buds on the current season's growth, while in the Apple and Pear they are usually the terminal buds of the stunted lateral branches called fruit spurs which are located on those portions of the larger branches two or more years of age. In Cherries aiid Plums the fruit buds occur in clusters on the sides of the spurs. In grapes the flowers occur on the sides of the current spring shoots. The shape and place of appearance of fruit buds varies much in. Fig. 187. — Basket WiUow from which many crops of branches are obtained through the development of adventitious 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 Martin, John N. (John Nathan), b. 1875. New York : John W
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