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  latent, 
  which 
  would 
  about 
  express 
  the 
  real 
  state 
  

   of 
  things, 
  would 
  have 
  little 
  chance 
  of 
  coming 
  

   into 
  general 
  use. 
  

  

  Such 
  sub-latent 
  colors 
  are 
  often 
  seen 
  on 
  spe- 
  

   cial 
  parts 
  in 
  white 
  varieties 
  of 
  flowers. 
  In 
  

   many 
  cases 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  outer 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  petals 
  

   which 
  recalls 
  the 
  specific 
  color, 
  as 
  in 
  some 
  white 
  

   roses. 
  In 
  violets 
  it 
  is 
  often 
  on 
  the 
  spur 
  that 
  

   the 
  remains 
  of 
  the 
  original 
  pigment 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  

   seen. 
  In 
  many 
  instances 
  it 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  tips 
  of 
  

   the 
  petals 
  or 
  of 
  the 
  segments 
  of 
  the 
  corolla, 
  and 
  

   a 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  white 
  or 
  yellow 
  flowers 
  be- 
  

   tray 
  their 
  affinity 
  to 
  colored 
  species 
  by 
  becom- 
  

   ing 
  red 
  or 
  bluish 
  at 
  the 
  edges 
  or 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  

   side. 
  

  

  The 
  reality 
  of 
  such 
  very 
  slight 
  hues, 
  and 
  their 
  

   relation 
  to 
  the 
  original 
  pigment 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  

   may 
  in 
  some 
  cases 
  be 
  proved 
  by 
  direct 
  experi- 
  

   ment. 
  If 
  it 
  is 
  granted 
  that 
  latency 
  is 
  not 
  an 
  ab- 
  

   solute 
  quality, 
  then 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  readily 
  accepted, 
  

   that 
  even 
  latency 
  must 
  be 
  subjected 
  to 
  the 
  laws 
  

   of 
  gradual 
  variation 
  or 
  fluctuating 
  variability. 
  

   We 
  will 
  deal 
  with 
  these 
  laws 
  in 
  a 
  later 
  

   lecture 
  but 
  every 
  one 
  knows 
  that 
  greater 
  de- 
  

   viations 
  than 
  the 
  ordinary 
  may 
  be 
  attained 
  by 
  

   sowing 
  very 
  large 
  numbers 
  and 
  by 
  selecting 
  

   from 
  among 
  them 
  the 
  extreme 
  individuals 
  and 
  

   sowing 
  anew 
  from 
  their 
  seed. 
  In 
  this 
  way 
  the 
  

   slightest 
  tinge 
  of 
  any 
  latent 
  color 
  may 
  be 
  

  

  