Grafted

Examples

• This body has three heads; one in the middle and two others grafted at the base of the neck of the first. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• No explanation can be given of these facts, any more than why certain trees cannot be grafted on others. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• On the other hand, certain species of Sorbus, when grafted on other species, yielded twice as much fruit as when on their own roots. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Although many distinct genera within the same family have been grafted together, in other cases species of the same genus will not take on each other. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The pear can be grafted far more readily on the quince, which is ranked as a distinct genus, than on the apple, which is a member of the same genus. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Mr. Tulkinghorn stops for an instant and repeats with some little emphasis grafted upon his usual monotony, Real flesh and blood, Miss Dedlock. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The common gooseberry, for instance, cannot be grafted on the currant, whereas the currant will take, though with difficulty, on the gooseberry. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

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