Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-14
sow PLANTS GROW


We are wont a. say that all the euer-
gie- of plant llfe src dlrrcte'i towards
the prtsiuction of SEED. This trslt in
The c,,ounmy - plant life CERTAINLY u
very cunspicuous, bat the statement
above !. hardly the exact truth, A. Ne
shali So - Ne dlsCuss this quc.tion 10
plsut props gation hy the bud. Many
sVorie- ~ Vegetable NE uny bs proPs.
gat,,i by th. bud \ common methoi
~ propag ~ plants, and Que long
praCtirvi hy gardeners ani horilculiur-
i.ts, q. ~ means ~ cuttings. The usual
.pnrtiry l. to cat cions ~ thu lat sea-
/ son's gruNth, usiug two or thrce huds
for q cutting. Onc bod L. expected to
rice af.,,v the grvuni O. fufnish the
strn. Whiie one or murr arr buried iu
the rruuni o. furnish the r,ots.
II Il unt ahsniutsly uccesssrN tp use
more than one bad to q cutting, Tor =
.lusle but. likc - se.,i, nav pccicct r"ois
I from fs lower cnd, the Que connecting u
" lth the branch, aud stem from IT.
upper end.
III rvxamine leaf bud With = MI
rro.rops. ~ hud u consists 20 delicate
Ihyers - cvlluiaf tissue or emhryO leaves,
euyrr,i hv hsuicncl. cnsiy scalcs,
h,ing e.I-viallv prepared In the natural
orirr ~ things iUr protection and
covering o. The embryonic l.sN.s.
~ The tiuy bad that tips the enhs ~
thr % < 20 the spple trv"- and shrub
hTr, in oar rtriens sui or,haris, i con-
t8iuei ln miniature the whole seasons
crnath 20 nrs Sobd AMI folisgc. Ma
furv newer do.s anything by halV,s.
~hs hni.hr. up hsr Nork Va gusi season
in uur GOLD climate. 49, Nc sse, a. a rule
our forv.t tr-e. arr In full leaf by the
la.t of June. and al the summer after-
|Wapl 4. o,ruplei In haricuing aud
mUurine the vopi to Withstand the In
,lcmsut season 81 winter.
when = had puts cut frOm a tNtg.
Whsthsr 40 N. terminal sni or from "a"
.biss. " here formed 10 the sNU 20 the
leaf ths sst.ou b-.forr, u 90. ou lsugth-
suiur out th. twig Sith IT, accompany
inr lraNr. till N. fnish. hen the bud.
az founs,l 40 the sNil. q thu iesNcs sni
co,srv,i Nith syales uicvly ,arulshs'i and
waterproof.
When Ne Investigate a. learn What
particular pan ~ tl- bad rvprrduc''- IN"
plr,ut plint. ~ dni that Ia l. th" leaf.
\ bal, When it expands iu a normal
wa1. cvusraliV uufulls ssNrral l'sNss,
an, our % ah,ch. under favorable con-
dit.ous. NAV proiucr N. ukrue-s ot IA"
parent plant But 10 .. uut absolutely
ns,,...ary that whole l,af sh"uld d"
|tltrts,i in orisr o. continue the liir of
the st.s irs. a very small portion ~ a
leaf. under rNVeft tr,aimrut, NAV D.
made Co. strike r,pt. thfus up stcm ani
r,prsiucc Au Image ~ the plant from
ahish th. leaf 49, takrn. llrncv ~
gY,nrluis that The cell l. the unit ~ VIZ
tttNlr Ufr.
hi. If. true a. vsll IN animal llic. \
.s,,i 90 an go eNhitit. alike this prima-
r, rsmfa.iftun 20 cell strurtur-, from
ahIeh comes th- form or strugtufv ~
tlur plant ur he auimtl. IN, Young ani
arti,v ryII aleaNs contains r. uurlyus, tu
inHuifs-im4I l,niv Whirh q. M. ifuctiil-
. .iu. priurirIr Ur lifr extending iorcc.
uIr srrafh - q plant yUusi.t. in the
formation 20 urV cyl.s ln th" plant or
tr,,.. In bon. uaiurtl state ~ gt"sth. The
r.slf. .urpl, tb- ure,ir,i uuirim~nt when
fls .uu-b.ur 20 .pr,Ug push-- u into -
usasI lifr aui ,isor. ln th~ artia,isl
,ouIiIun 20 .isrting plant. from cut
ting. the water ur ntnist Earth tn Nhich
ths end. - the cuitings arr plss-i, D.
,,,mr. the mutI,, I,osrr shirh serve. 10
develop the groeth 20 the embryo buds
ant start uui nvW cell gtosth.
Nsuy kiu.l. 20 fruit trvc. that may not
hs .uH.,.s.fully prupsgtts,i by plsnting
th.ir bad. iu The soil, NAV D. prupgai-
"a o., planting q Cipu. uf hut, ln another
trr. ~ .lmllir sp.ylrs. ihis l. even
tIihsd in the tariuu. modes 20 grating
fruit ani other trv,s aud shrubs.
hi. d. ullr unlN saN % Cuutinulng sI<-
rihr Naristirs - most - our fruit trv-.,
.u.h a. appls., pear, peaches, plum',
rh.rris.. ,tc ~ pl,niiug sr,'is ~ the.e
fruit. Nc can fs.rI.tuate the sp~cis. bat
n1t the variety. Plant .cr,ls 20 the
HtIiWIn ur trr~uiug apple aud you wtll
prudure appls trv.> that will bear ap-
p's.. bu' they Will - NEITHER BaldNln'
uor Drv~oiug. bat, probably Nefv iufe-
fior apples. bat cat % bud 81 balds Ia
ur "a t,r,.uiHg apple trv~ aud carefully
iu.su 10 in trv~ grosn from apple
..,-i.. ani 10 will form hnnch". on
Whith Will grow fruit similar a. that
rr,slu-.i ufs,u ths trv~ trum which the
/ huI was taken. What magic power,
f....r..s,i hy the cell. ~ the Inserted
hut. ,hsusrs thr sap foSing through
trunk aud brauyhss - = trvr producing
email. .our. unpalatahle appls., into
Wu.i proiuring lfgr. handsome ani
Hs.ilIuu. fruit. hts net Nvt hcru deter
mir.i. n 4. uus a tho.s uusolVshle, or
40 least un.ul,vd. mysisrie. meeting us
r,rryuLsrr la u,turr Nhich most Won
dsrfuIly exhibits the gooinrs. aud
poasr of the ludnite Mind which made
ani control. al thing
Mr -. hy these facts hos convenient
che bad .. iu rusbling Va o. Improve our
friit. - 40 Kinds - we'll ~ hnNefs,
uhsu Wc have oncc obtained desirable
saristirs. We can propagate -I-cles by
means 20 ..c,i.; wc can propagate ap'-
pirs. pear, peaches, plum., cherries
quinc-.. grtpcs. currants, backbrrr'e-'
ra.pb-rti.. aui strawberfies by means
II .ss,is. bat. in uo case Nhsu Ne SOW
ths .ss,l- can We predict the variety ot
fruit ths tr,-s. shruh 90 vine growing
frpm the .-s,i Nill b.ar. II nav D. good
hut the chances arr in favor 10 its b"ing
.pif. Inferior a. the fruit from which
tb. sf.sis Werv taken. Hut When we
t,ks a hiId from q hstring tree or plant
and Insert 10 into the stock or root of the
am. .t..srlc.. We eau predict With GER
t,Inty the Kind of fruit the bud will pro
dur~.
Th- Importance of thi. hs ot Ncse-
table phy.iology NAV D. sen when Ne
r,a..t tl.t the miIlions 90 Baldwin tres
7 rrow ing iu many states of our tn'"n'
snd la other part. 20 the world, originhi-
"a tn a chance sr.,lllng iu NeS Englani.
for np one hss prOiucc,l frUm sos't the
..,uni BtldNin. snd the variety has
/ l~sn Distributed hy means 81 bad'. :"
vi. oa. the other valuable apples, the
dslL.iou. I-etrs, peaches, plum-. etc. we
enjoy a. the fact tha, the cell beseis IL
owu lksuc.s.
Tlr maker. 20 creamery batter In Oon.
nsrtirut belong o. an associatlon tha'
pl.,lrr. III. mrmhsr. n0t o. "Cui prices
IS. non ler n the farmers Nho furnish
"A. milk 10 make the butter lift up thci'