Scott: Forgotten Bud Variations 
these varying types of oranges very 
abundantly and although I have not 
given much thought to the subject, yet 
the bud-variation theory seemed the 
easiest way of explaining the difficulty.” 
After discussing some other subjects 
he gives an instance of bud variation 
which has come under his own observa- 
tion. 
“The orange known here as Duroi is 
frequently marked with ribbed segments 
differing in exterior from the remainder 
of the affected specimen which would 
suggest the permanency of the reversion 
theory in that particular variety.” 
MANY VARIATIONS 
Other instances of bud variations 
were mentioned by Mr. Hart in a letter 
of May 9, 1888, to Prof. Van Deman: 
“TI would remark here that. the 
normal shape of Hart’s Late is oblong— 
often to a marked degree—but growing 
as they do all about among other kinds, 
the shape is modified by admixtures. I 
notice the same in the case of Early 
Oblong, which are often so changed in 
form as to be hardly recognizable.” 
A very careful student and a recog- 
nized authority on pomological matters 
in Florida at this time was the Rev. 
Lyman Phelps, of Sanford, Fla. Ina 
letter from him under date of May 6, 
1887, to Prof. Van Deman he makes the 
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following observations concerning bud 
variations: 
“I send you three. oranges this 
morning by mail, two flat ones—they” 
are a sport of some kind from an Italian 
orange, not from seed but from bud. 
I have perhaps a hundred trees budded 
from a tree imported by Gen. H. S. 
Sanford and this particular tree has 
borne this shaped orange continually. 
It is more solid than any of the fruit on 
the other trees and most of the speci- 
mens show umbilical marks.”’ 
John Carville Stovin, of Winter 
Park, Fla., in a letter written May 20, 
1887, to Prof. Van Deman, states: 
“The best Italian orange grown at 
Belair and imported by Mr. Sanford has 
sported into a Navel in one tree on my 
place.”’ 
These few instances have been chosen 
from many which might be given for 
the reason that the observations were 
made by men prominently identified 
with the fruit industry of their day. 
These observations simply add _ their 
support to the rapidly accumulating 
mass of evidence, going to show that 
variations have existed within standard 
fruit varieties in greater numbers than 
anyone has dreamed were possible, and 
also that great care has to be used in 
selecting budwood in order that the 
chance of propagating undesirable vari- 
ations may be eliminated. 
Improving the Wheat of Sweden 
The introduction of several new 
varieties of wheat is reported by 
H. Nilsson-Ehle in the Sveriges Utsades- 
forenings Tidskrift, summarized in the 
International Review of Agriculture. The 
latest productions of the Sval6of station 
are named Pansar and Fylgia; their 
yields are respectively 140 and 135 if 
the native Swedish wheat is taken at. 
100. The work of the Sval6f station, 
which offers one of the most conspicuous 
successes in both the theory and prac- 
tice of plant-breeding, was described 
by its director in the JOURNAL OF 
Herepity for July, 1914 (Vol. V, No. 
7). 
Annual Meeting of the A.G. A. 
The annual meeting of the American 
Genetic Association will be held in 
New York City, December 26-31, in 
connection with the American Associa- 
tion for the Advancement of Science. 
Members who wish to contribute papers 
to the program should communicate 
with the secretary as soon as possible. 
