Chapter VI 
Will oranges grow 
on lemon trees? 
MAN-MADE PLANTS 
O RANGES sometimes grow on lemon 
trees, but it does not happen naturally. 
An orange grower often puts oranges on his 
lemon trees by grafting or budding. A man 
might buy some land to use for an orange grove 
and then find that the soil was not good for 
orange trees, but excellent for lemons. He does 
not become discouraged and sell his farm but 
instead lets some lemon trees get a good start. 
When he is sure the trees are strong and healthy, 
he goes to someone who has orange trees and 
gets some buds. He is careful to cut buds only 
from the very best trees. The bud is the grow¬ 
ing part of any plant. We usually think of 
buds as growing into flowers or leaves, but 
branches come from them also. This man will 
cut a bud from the orange tree in such a way 
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