FLOWERS 



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Many new forms of fruit and varieties of flowers have been 

 produced by propagating such sporting branches by means 

 of cuttings. Sporting 

 branches are common 

 on coleus plants, 

 which may be made 

 to produce some very 

 odd color effects by 

 making the cuttings 

 at the right time. 



The famous and al- 

 ways popular Brides- 

 maid rose originally 

 sprang from a sport 

 in one of the rose 

 houses of Mr. Frank 

 L. Moore of Chat- 

 ham, N.J. From that 

 one branch have de- 



tiG. 80. Variation in size of cob and length 



scended all the Brides- of kernels. 



maid rOSeS nOW SO (Year Book, 1902, U. S. Dept. Agr.) 



abundant in the rose houses. The seedless orange was 

 propagated from a sport. 



Suggestion. Study plants of the same kind growing 

 under different conditions of moisture, also plants having 

 submerged, floating, or aerial leaves.- How do they vary 

 in form ? Study plants in sun and shade. Study the effects 

 of rich and poor soils on character of foliage and habit of 

 growth. 



(See tables of leaf modifications (pp. 171, 172), also dis- 

 cussion of fertilizers (pp. 105-108). 



Queries. From your knowledge of plant breeding how 



