AN ORNAMENTAL BUD-VARIATION. 



Part of Arntido Donax plant showing both striped and green leaves. At the base of this 

 particular reed, which was 12 feet in length, the leaves were striped as was the case at the top. 

 In this group of reeds some of the individual reeds have wholly striped leaves and others 

 wholly green leaves. (Fig. 13.) 



The variegated canes are usually not 

 so tall nor their leaves so large as those 

 of the green plants in this locality. 

 During the heavy frosts of January, 

 1913, the tender growth of the varie- 

 gated ])lants was more severely injured 

 than that of the green ones; the green 

 plants therefore seem to be somewhat 



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more hardy thaii those of the varie- 

 gated variety. 



This case is presented for the ptirpose 

 of calling attention to the origin of a 

 \-aluable variety of plants through bud 

 variation and its isolation through bud 

 selection. 



