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as those borne on the scion have made their appearance. This 
has been observed in the case of the pear grafted on the 
mountain ash, and in other cases. 
Variegated plants, however, afford the most striking illustra- 
tions of the effect of the scion on the stock. We will not here 
do more than allude to the classic case of the variegated 
jessamine at Chelsea, nor to other similar cases recorded in 
gardening hooks,* hut confine ourselves to other more recent 
illustrations, most of which have come under our own observa- 
tion. The first is a repetition of the jessamine case (already 
repeatedly confirmed), but presenting this peculiarity — that 
the buds of the variegated scion only remained on the stock 
for a short time before they died. u Many years ago,” says 
Mr. Grodsall,f 66 1 conceived that if the variegation of Jasminum 
officinale could be transferred to the J. revolution, which 
has a larger and handsomer leaf, it would be desirable. I 
therefore budded plants of the latter with buds of the common 
variegated jessamine. The buds appeared plump for a time, 
and then all died off. Notwithstanding this, the following 
year the plants exhibited variegation in several leaves and 
shoots, continuing even along the young branches ; but the 
variegation was white, whereas on the J. revolutum (which 
has yellow flowers) it became yellow. Last year I reversed the 
experiment, by budding the variegated J, revolutum on the 
plain J . officinale , and at the present time the yellow variega- 
tion appears on the leaves and young shoots.” This change in 
colour in the variegation is a very singular circumstance, but 
one which the limits of this article do not permit us to dwell on. 
The effect produced even by a temporary contact with the 
variegated bud is confirmed by a case that fell under our own 
observation. A year or two since a very beautiful Abutilon , with 
leaves mottled with yellow, was introduced into our gardens. 
It was very desirable that this should be propagated as largely 
and speedily as possible. Propagation by means of cuttings was 
easy enough, but naturally the plants were small, and took a 
considerable time to grow bigger. Grafting was therefore had 
recourse to. The scions of the variegated Abutilon Thomsoni 
were grafted on to green-leaved stocks of other Abutilons. 
This was done by many nurserymen on the Continent as in this 
country, and it was soon found that the grafted plants were apt 
to produce variegated leaves from the stock ; in other words, 
that the peculiar qualities of the scion were manifested through- 
out the entire organism. We were indebted to Messrs. Downie, 
* The reader will find several of these cases mentioned in Darwin’s 
l( Variations, of Animals and Plants,” vol. i. p. 394. 
f “ Gardeners’ Chronicle,” 1869, p. 838. 
