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CIRCULAR NO. 119 BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



plantations of grafted plants, notwithstanding the faet that all the 

 indications point toward the method of grafting as the logical one 

 upon which to place this remarkable tropical fruit plant. 



Fig. 4.— A grafted papaya tree. Unusual interest attaches to this tree because it is believed to be the 

 first grafted papaya. Mr. Edward Simmonds, who stands beside it, inserted the graft on June 20, 

 1912, in a seedling which had sprung up in the Subtropical Plant Introduction Field Station, 

 Miami, Fla. 



POSSIBILITIES OF HYBRIDS. 



Granting the successful grafting of the papaya, the possibility is 

 suggested that certain close relatives of it may be used as a stock 

 or for breeding purposes in connection with the development of the 

 papaya industry. There seems to be nothing on record to indicate 

 that any attempt has been made to hybridize the different species 

 of Carica in order to produce new varieties or to use them as stocks, 



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