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of a rose. Such phenomena are par- 

 ticularly common in cabbage roses; 

 probably they are connected in some 

 way with excess of nutrition, in many 

 cases at least. Reversions such as the 

 one photographed give striking proof, 

 if any were needed, that flowers are 

 merely modified leaves. — John C. Uhr- 

 laub, Glenbrook, Connecticut, in "The 

 Journal of Heredity" (Organ of the 

 American Genetic Association), Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



How few have thought of discover- 

 ing themselves. — Dr. George M. Gould. 



Presence of the Sublime. 



One might think the atmosphere was 

 made transparent with this design, 

 to give man, in the heavenly bodies, 

 the perpetual presence of the sublime. 

 Seen in the streets of cities how great 

 they are ! If the stars should appear 

 one night in a thousand years, how 

 W( »uld men believe and adore ; and 

 preserve for many generations the re- 

 membrance of the city of God which 

 had been shown. — R. W. Emerson. 



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THE DEGENERATED ROSE BLOSSOM. 



Cut and article by courtesy of "The Journal of Heredity." 



