Bul. 974, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE V. 
BUD SHOOT MADE TO BRANCH BY REMOVING ITS TIP. 
The principal object of budding is to grow as many cuttings as possible from the inserted 
bud. A plant with branches yields more cuttings than it would if unbranched, even 
though the single shoot grew to a greater height. (Natural size.) 
