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tention to the fact that some of the species have fruits which are vory 

 sweet and palatable. I bear in mind now one bush in the Sand Hilla 

 of central Nebraska from which I ate the most deliciously sweet fruits 

 that I have ever found on the Hawthorns. There are very good reason-.? 

 for believing that the Hawthorns are very pliant in nature (hence the 

 many forms which have been interpreted, erroneously I think, as 

 species), and no doubt they will continue to be so in the hands of the 

 intelligent breeder. (Applause). 



