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FOPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



Seedlings of Japanese Quinces, showing Normal Variations. 



A purple larkspur reared by Mr. Burbauk is produced by crossing a 

 native blue with a native scarlet, the color being entirely a blend. The 

 blackberry was crossed with apples and with all the various rosaceous 

 plants. Over five thousand plants were produced. The apple-blackberry 

 cross came out essentially apples in foliage and growth, though raised 

 from blackberry seeds. Only two of them ever bloomed, all were thorn- 



