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Journal of Heredity 



(Formerly the American Breeders' Magazine) 



Vol. VI, No. 6 June, 1915 



CONTENTS 



The Wild Tomato, by Charles H. Gable (frontispiece) 242 



Pollen Sterility in Grapes, by M. J. Dorsey 243 



Great Men and How They Are Produced, by Casper L. Redfield 249 



Wellesley's Birth Rate, by Roswell H. Johnson and Bertha J. 



Stutzmann 250 



Conformation of Cows and Milk Yield 253 



Dynamic Evolution, by C. L. Redfield, Reviewed by Raymond Pearl. 254 



Annual Meeting of A, G. A 256 



Eugenics Research Association 256 



The Marriage of Kin by Edward Nettleship 257 



Pan-American Scientific Congress 261 



Green Leaf in Cherry Blossom, by David Fairchild 262 



Practical Dog Breeding, by Williams Haynes (A Review) 264 



Fruit Breeding in Alaska, by C. C. Georgeson 268 



Determination of Sex, by Leonard Doncaster (A Review) 269 



Bud Selection in Apples, by C. J. Crandall 277 



Hardy Peaches for Missouri 277 



Development of a Cherry 278 



Mendelism in Melons 279 



Putting Over Eugenics, by A. E. Hamilton 281 



The Journal of Heredity is published monthly by the American Genetic 

 Association (formerly called the American Breeders' Association) for the benefit 

 of its members. Canadian members who desire to receive it should send 25 cents 

 a year, in addition to their regular membership dues of $2, because of additional 

 postage on the magazine; foreign members pay 50 cents extra for the same 

 reason. Subscription price to non-members, S2.00 a year, foreign postage extra; 

 price of single copies, 25 cents. 



Entered as second-class matter Februar>^ 24, 1915, at the postoffice at Washing- 

 ton. D. C, under the act of August 24, 1912. Contents copyrighted 1915 by the 

 American Genetic Association. Reproduction of articles or parts of articles 

 permitted provided proper credit is given to author and to the Journal of Heredity 

 (Organ of the American Genetic Association), Washington, D. C. 



Date of issue of this number, May 25, 1915. 



