Show vegetative propagation used for new varieties iea new commercial varieties of fruits may be obtained by the vegetative propagation of what Is known as bud sports As applied to fruit treed this term refers to branches which for no apparent reason bear fruit different in size shape or color or are different ln in some borne other respect from the rest or of tiie the tree such bud sports are fairly common and when alien propagated by top grafting remain true to type according to horticultural ti experts at the michigan experimental station over ot of these variations have been under observations ions fons for several years by members of the horticultural staff of that station and are being put to tests to see whether they will transmit their characteristics when propagated vege tatt rely although sufficient 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 the fruit trees are inferior to the parent tree but some few are superior and it lg Is to these that we may look as a source of new commercial varieties |