The principles of fruit-growing . Fig. 51. Showing structure of peach buds, quence. Except in very pronounced instances, theonly reliable examination is one which is made undera dissecting microscope. Halsted* makes some good observations in thisdirection: Longitudinal sections through the budsshow something of what has taken place in the pre- *Rept: New Jersey Exp. Sta., 1890, 327; also Amer. Gard. xi. 266. Killing of Fruit-huds. 319 maturely developed buds. At a, Fig. 51, is showna section through a bud, as found in January of anordinary winter. The bud scales overlap each otherclosely, and
The principles of fruit-growing . Fig. 51. Showing structure of peach buds, quence. Except in very pronounced instances, theonly reliable examination is one which is made undera dissecting microscope. Halsted* makes some good observations in thisdirection: Longitudinal sections through the budsshow something of what has taken place in the pre- *Rept: New Jersey Exp. Sta., 1890, 327; also Amer. Gard. xi. 266. Killing of Fruit-huds. 319 maturely developed buds. At a, Fig. 51, is showna section through a bud, as found in January of anordinary winter. The bud scales overlap each otherclosely, and inclose all the more tender parts that goto make up the blossom. The pistil, that is to de-velop into the fruit, occupies the center, and is asomewhat flask-shaped body, while next to it are thefloral parts, to which the stamens are attached. Thestamens are small and almost colorless. Turning nowto &, which represents a section through a half-openedbud, it will be seen that there is very little changein the pistil. This porti
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