. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. ROW TO TELL THE FRUIT-BUBS We have now found that thereare three elements or factors whichaid one in determining the placesat which the plant is to bear flow-ers or fruits,—the habit or mannerof growth of the plant, the characterthe spurs, and the looks ofthe buds. Thus, we are to lookfor the fruit-buds on the last yearsgrowth of the peach and black cur-53. Fruit-bearing rant, upou two or three years growthrasp erry. ^^ ^^^ ^^^ curraut, generally on spursof apple, pear and plum; and the lik
. The pruning-book; a monograph of the pruning and training of plants as applied to American conditions. ROW TO TELL THE FRUIT-BUBS We have now found that thereare three elements or factors whichaid one in determining the placesat which the plant is to bear flow-ers or fruits,—the habit or mannerof growth of the plant, the characterthe spurs, and the looks ofthe buds. Thus, we are to lookfor the fruit-buds on the last yearsgrowth of the peach and black cur-53. Fruit-bearing rant, upou two or three years growthrasp erry. ^^ ^^^ ^^^ curraut, generally on spursof apple, pear and plum; and the like. We knowthat, as a rule, a spur which matures fruit one HOW TO TELL FRUIT-BUDS 67 year produces only leaf-buds that year, and makesblossom buds the following year. We know thatthese fruit-buds are often formed a season ahead,in which case they can be distinguished in the. 54. Flower-bearing of wild rose {Rosa Sayi). winter, as in most of the fruits; but we alsoknow that in roses, and some other plants, thereis no way of telling in advance,—except by ex--perience,—how many flower-buds there will be. 68 THE FRUIT-BUD We have found that the winter fruit-bud isgenerally larger, thicker and rounder than thewinter leaf-bud, and it is usually more pubescent
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