58 SEX-LORE 



In the process of growth the body becomes bulged 

 out at a particular point and forms a bud. This 

 bud grows in size, and'ultimately separates from the 

 parent body to form a new individual (Figs. 25 and 

 26). Very often the new individuals do not entirely 



FIG. 25. BUDDING OF YEAST. (After Prantl.) 



FIG. 26. BUDDING OP A MARINE WORM (Syllis Ramosa). 

 (From Geddes and Thomson, " The Evolution of Sex.") 



separate, but remain attached to the parent body, 

 and, budding off anew, form a more or less ramified 

 cell-colony. The sponges and corals are typical 

 examples (Fig. 27). 



