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REPRODUCTION 



much of the scrub stem is 

 cut away and the graft is 

 made near the roots. We 

 may, however, graft a bud 

 on any new healthy part 

 of similar kind. Indeed 

 one can graft the buds of 

 many varieties of apple 

 or peach on one stalk, and 

 get as many different 

 kinds of fruits from one 

 tree. Budding and graft- 

 ing are highly prized 

 methods of artificial re- 

 production, and they de- 

 pend upon this natural process of bud formation in the 

 plant, which is itself a kind of reproduction. 



Figure 7. Diagram of the process of 

 budding in the cultivation of peaches. 

 From Coulte7's Plant Life and Plant 

 Uses. 



