Show vegetative propagation used for new varieties new commercial varieties ot of fruits may be obtained by the vegetative propagation of what Is known as bud sports As applied to fruit trees this term refers to branches which for no apparent reason bear fruit different in size shape or color or are different in some other respect from the rest of the tree such bud sports are fairly common and when propagated by top grafting remain true to type according to horticultural ti experts at the michigan experimental station over of these variations have been under N ob ser serrations rations ions tor for several years oy members of the horticultural staff of that station and are being put to tests to see whether they will transmit their characteristics when propagated tat ively although sufficient lelent time has not elapsed to prove that all of the sports under test will breed true to type some at least are known to have this characteristic most of the bud sports which appear on oil the fruit trees are interior inferior to the parent tree but some few are superior and it Is to these that we may look as a source of new commercial varieties |