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ever, of the crosses between the ursinus and the Texas are uni-sexual female, 

 but I never yet have seen a flower of any of my seedling plants that was uni- 

 sexual male, like the ursinus produces. 



My experience with the hybridizing of the Loganberry and the Mam- 

 moth blackberry with each other and other fruits, has resulted in some 

 very interesting, and, in many cases, peculiar horticultural productions. The 

 seedlings of the Loganberry, having been propagated in this State by the 

 thousand, very many of them by myself, have as far as I know, resulted in 

 the reproduction of the Loganljerry type only ; I never yet have heard of one 

 of these seedlings returning to either a raspberry or a blackberry. The 

 fruit of these seedlings is always the same red color, the same general flavor, 

 and the vines have the same general appearance ; but, as in the case of all 

 seedling plants, the fruit of ninety-nine out of a hundred plants is not equal 

 in any respect to the original, in fact they are mostly worthless. 



I have made many crosses of the Loganberry with my seedlings of the 

 Texas and the ursinus. No. 1 is a cross of the Logan with a pistillate product 

 of the Texas and ursinus ; No. 2 is a cross of the Logan with the wild 

 ursinus; No. 3 is a cross of the Logan with the Mammoth; No. 4 is a cross 

 of a pistillate product of the Texas and the ursinus with the ursinus. 



The result of all these crosses has been a most peculiar failure. Not 

 a single one has been prolific, although in most instances the blossoms have 

 both pistils and stamens perfectly developed in the same flower. A few 

 have been pistillate (uni-sexual female). Not a single one has been uni- 

 sexual male. It would be supposed that such flowers would produce fruit, 

 but they are utterly barren. Out of hundreds of plants I have not found 

 a single perfect berry and very few imperfect ones. These hybrids, while 

 perfect and valuable as producers of fruit, and constant in reproducing them- 

 selves, seemingly refuse to be a party to any more crosses. 



J. H. Logan. Santa Cruz, Cal. 



While not entirely so, yet most of our work is done by hybridizing. 

 Some of our results are : 



Snapdragon Sweet Peas ("Pure White," "Light Pink," "Deep Purple"). 

 — The standard never expands, but closely overlaps the wings, giving the 

 flower a bud-like form. (Introduced, 1901.) 



Sweet Pea (Giant-Flowered "Chamberlain"). — While all cupid sweet 

 peas have larger sized flowers than the same varieties of the original tall type, 

 this one is truly entitled to the name Giant-Flowered. The extraordinary 

 size of the flower is emphasized by being produced in wonderful abundance 

 upon such dwarf compact plants. Striped rosy pink on white ground. (In- 

 troduced, 1900.) 



Fall Nasturtium "Croesus." — This is a distinct new climbing Nasturtium. 

 Foliage rich and ciark. Flowers are of immense size, rich sulphur yellow. 

 Each petal is splashed or tiped with red. The two upper petals are marked 

 with large peacock-feather markings of deep red. The lower petals are also 

 marked with the peacock eye, large and distinct, but of a soft rose color. 

 This variety has the peculiarity of commencing to flower with the yellow 

 and red markings, and as the growth of the vine continues there will be 

 flowers of rose red, with yellow lines upon them and often four or five dis- 

 tinct flowers will be upon the same vine. (Introduced, 19<*3.) 



Ivy Leaf Nasturtiums. — The original was propagated in Europe — came 

 very untrue to type and of one color. We have succeeded in not only get- 

 ting a true type but, by crossing, some twenty different colors. 



Unique Sweet Pea. "Salvation Lassie." — This is new departure in sweet 

 peas. The standard is unusually wide and well expanded, yet curving so 

 curiously over the wings as to suggest a bonnet. Color a soft shade of deep 

 rose throughout, (Introduced, 1902.) 



L. C. RouTZAHN, Manager, 

 McClure Seed Company, Arraya Grande, Cal. 



