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form, and a uniformity in size and appearance that suggests a grafted 

 variety. 



Thie second is a Patten Greening tree, and crosses of Black Annett 

 on it. The Black Annett has small or fine branches similar to the 

 Jonathan; the Patten Greening is a strong, rugged, angular grower. 

 Not having four-year trees of these varieties, full-sized typical three- 

 year trees were selected. 



The third is the Black Annett, as the mother parent, crossed with 

 Oliver or Senator. The influence of the male parent in this cross is 

 very striking; the small limbs of the mother tree and the form, have 

 practically disappeared; while the strong, long-branched, upright 

 habit of the male parent is conspicuous in every seedling. 



Fourth and lastly, is a section of four-year pear tree; the mother 

 parent being the only non-blighting sort introduced by Prof. J. L. 

 Budd, nearly twenty-five years ago. It is as upright in habit as a 

 Lombard Poplar. This tree was crossed with the Anjou. Not one 

 of a goodly number of trees has the form of the mother parent, all are 

 in form as you see it in the view, but several of them closely resemble 

 the Anjou in bark and general appearance. 



While the thoughts herein presented will not seriously conflict 

 with the well established laws of breeding, they may serve to awaken. 

 thought, and throw some side light onto this most intricate problem 

 of inheritance, which caused Darwin to exclaim, "that the whole 

 subject is most wonderful." But in its unfolding as witnessed In the 

 last half century, it requires no prophetic vision to see in it, and through 

 it, one of the great uplifting forces for the human race. 



