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PLANT PROPAGATION 



asexual methods of plant propagation (cuttings, layers, 

 etc.). Buds formed at the bases of stem cuttings readily 

 push through the callus, but often roots push through 

 the epidermis, even high above this point. 



151. Buds are of two general kinds, true or normal and 

 adventitious. A true bud, sometimes called a "brood 

 body," is a growing point in normal position on a stem. 

 It may develop into leaf, flower branch, cluster of leaves, 

 or of flowers, or of both leaves and flowers. 



152. Adventitious buds are developed at unexpected 

 points from certain cells in the cambium layer in roots, 

 stems, or leaves. Under favorable conditions any of these 



FIG. 93 PACKING FOR SHIPMENT 

 1. Mail order method. 2. Express package. 



