The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-30

which, being r.oduced by the influence
of two distinct plants, ~are partially
comparable 10 those obtained 10y
crossed formulation. Daniel considers
these new types as hybrids. which
have no distinct sen We will give n
few examples.
The round yellow tomato, the large.
red early tomato, and the early, red
dwarf tomnto constitute three types
quite distinct from each other. Graft
cd on the round yellow tomato, the
large red tomato takes the slender
aspect the color. and the disposition
of the leaves OF the subject" and In
this case we have very clear trans.
mission OF the characters OF the sub
feet race To- the graft race. In the
case OF the round yellow tomato. graft
cd on the red dwar early tomato.
there is as remarkable transmission
i'm the characteristics OF the fruit. on
the same graft II is possible 10 OBJ
serve at one time three different sorts
OF fruit. some are round. shining. nnd
yellow. others are Hat. shining. and
yellow. and still others are fiat ribbed
and yellow. thus combining the color
Of the fruits Of the grated race with
the form Of the fruits of the subject
race. All Of these fruits. with refer
cnCc TO size. are between the size Oi
the fruits of the yellow round toma
20 not grated and those Of the red
dwarf enrly normal tomato.
Daniel has also been able 20 graft
the large red tomato On different au
borgncs one Of the CRAFTS placed on
the long violet nubcrginN tcgg planu
obtained much grcntcr development
than the others. and whereas the veg
ctable apparatus. outside Of extrnOrdl
nary yigOr. kept its ordinary character
the fruit changed its form completely
and acquired the heightened and shin.
Ing form Of the aubcrginc subject, al.
though il was much less long ana
large. The reverse graft OF tho an.
beginc on the tomato gave an equally
original case. A long violent nub"r'
CINE grated on q large red tomato
furnished at one time three kinds e
fruit some normal. shining, length
cned. and slightly pearshapcd. others
ovoid aud shining. and n fruit Hat.
tened at the top and ribbed as the
fruit Of '., tomato.
The following case is stu more Gu
rious. Thcrr Is az BrOuyauE, near
Metz. = mcdlar tree more than one
hundred years old. which is grated on
a hawthorne. and n little above the
graft the subject, that Is. the haw'
thorn. has given birth 10 branch ~
medlar. this branch differing from IN"
grated part Of the tree 10 The sens"
that II has thOrns and that in place oi
producing single ilOwers lnc latter are
united in an inhoresconce having ~
many as twelve white flowers similar
10 those Of the mpdlar The fruits are
those Of the mcdiar. but they are very
small and fiat
These examples. taken from hun.
dreds Of similar ones. show in con.
elusive fashion that th" subject often
modidrs irrcgularly the specific "har'
sctcr Of the graft A last question
arise. naturally IN this connection.
Are the modin, tiOns thus produced
hereditary? From the experiments of
Daniel one may cDuciude that the by
birds Of the graf-Nnsy be grouped in
three cat, .orie. o. Those which int.
orally preserve their characterieti''
through grating. slips Dr tubers. %
those wnt,n only conserve n portion oi
The acquired characters after this same
vegetable multiplication; aud 80 those
with which the impression l. fugitive
and disappears totally when one at
tcmpts 10 multiply u by yegetativc
means. al % these facts although ir-
regular In their nature are interest.
ing from a practical point of view. but
they are. above all. interesting from
The standpoint Of general biology.