The 



Journal of Heredity 



(Formerly the American Breeders' Magazine) 



Vol. VI, No. 7 July, 1915 



CONTENTS 



The Georgia Velvet Bean, Ijy John Belling Frontispiece 



An Aztec Narcotic, by W. E. SafTord 291 



Mulattoes in the United States 311 



Sweet Cherry Breeding, by V. R. Gardner 312 



Race Betterment Conference 313 



New Publications: The Great Society, by Graham Wallas 313 



Black and White Ayrshires, by A. H. Kuhlman 314 



Annual Meeting of the Association 322 



Ettersburg Strawberries, by Roy E. Clausen 324 



The First-Born's Handicap, Review of a Book by Karl Pearson 332 



Hotel Accommodations at Berkeley 336 



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, $2.00 a year, foreign postage extra; 

 price of single copies, 25 cents. 



Entered as second-class matter February 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, June 25, 1915. 



