As every one knows, in raising seedlings you may have every gradation from individuals identical with the parent, to slight varieties, to strongly marked varieties.

Now, does this occur with buds or do only rather strongly marked varieties thus appear at rare intervals of time by buds?
(195/2.

Mr.Rivers could not give a decided answer, but he did not remember to have seen slight bud-variations.

The question is discussed in "Variation under Domestication," Edition II., Volume I., page 443.) I should be most grateful for information.

I may add that if you have observed in your enormous experience any remarkable "bud-variations," and could spare time to inform me, and allow me to quote them on your authority, it would be the greatest favour.