and Darwin (15) both present evidence, which has been confirmed repeatedly, 

 that the moss rose varieties have originated from bud mutations and, in turn, 

 smooth branch varieties have sprung from moss varieties through bud variations. 

 For example, the common double moss rose originated from the smooth-bran 

 Provence rose by bud variation. The moss rose has produced the Provence rose 

 in which the branches are partially or wholly destitute of moss. 



From the Killarney rose, solid pink in color, a large number of varieties 

 have been secured through the selection of bud mutations (38). These bud varie- 

 ties have differed in color from white -to red, in flower arrangement from semi- 

 doubles to doubles, and in habit of growth from bush to climbing forms. Amongst 

 these varieties may be mentioned the White Killarney, Dark Pink Killarney, 

 Champ Weiland, Killarney Queen, Double White Killarney, Double Pink Killar- 

 ney, Red Killarney, Killarney Brilliant, Climbing Killarney (pink), and Climbing 

 White Killarney. 



The Ophelia, a pink rose, is a variety of comparatively recent introduction 

 which is deservedly popular at the present time. This variety is very prolific in 

 the production of bud mutations (71), the most important of which include the 

 Ophelia Supreme, having light rose-pink flowers ; Rosalind, with coral-pink 

 flowers, changing to apricot-pink ; Silvia, having sulphur-yellow flowers, changing 

 to creamy shaded ; Evelyn, with larger flowers of a deeper shade and larger 

 blooms ; Rose Pink Ophelia, having smaller flowers but flowering more freely 

 than the Ophelia; May Martin, with mustard-yellow flowers; Madame Butterfly, 

 with flowers of greatly intensified color; White Ophelia, having white flowers; 

 and other varieties with flowers of varying shades of color and different types 

 of foliage. 



The rose varieties having a climbing habit of growth have practically all 

 originated as bud mutations from bush forms (25). Examples of this phenome- 

 non include the Climbing Bridesmaid, the Climbing Cecile Briinner, the Climbing 

 Frau Karl Druschki, the Climbing La France, and the Climbing Rhea Reid. The 

 1919 Annual of the American Rose Society contains a list of 34 climbing varie- 

 ties of recent American origin which have been propagated from bud muta- 

 tions (25). 



In chrysanthemums, a large proportion of the present cultivated varieties 

 Rave originated from bud mutations. Cramer (13) presents a list of 400 bud 

 varieties of the chrysanthemum. From this list of bud varieties the following 

 examples are presented: 



Parent Variety. Bud Variety. Authority. 



Alcester (Lord), 1882. Mr. Eobert Murdie, 1888. The Garden, 90, I, 145. 



Inflected, butter-yellow. Inflected, salmon-yellow. 



Andiguier (Edward), 1886. Mrs. William Walters, 1887. The Garden, 88, II, 498. 



Jap., brown, purple, Jap., Carmine, 



silver back. bronze-gold back. 



Avalanche, 1887. Edw. Beckett, 1892. de Meulenaese, II, 49. 



Snow-white. Jap., dark gold-yellow. 



