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rose for the prairie region. In Bulletin 32 (1.S9G), Professors Budd 

 and Hansen report upon "Some of Our Advances in Breeding 

 Fruits and Shrubs," and figure new hybrid roses of great promise. 

 Hybrid strawberries, grapes, plums, pears, apples, are also considered. 

 In Bulletin 36 (1897), under "Hybrid roses, gooseberries and straw- 

 berries," Professor Budd shows still further advances, and an engrav- 

 ing of a heavily-fruited hybrid between a wild gooseberry of ^lani- 

 toba and the "Champion." 



Kansas — Professor Kellerman, assisted by Mr. Swingle, began the 

 crossing of field corn at the Kansas Station in 1888. From the 

 report for the next year, 1889, the following : "The effect of cross- 

 ing could always be plainly seen the second year, whether visible the 

 first year or not. The crosses * * * were generally of two types:. 

 (1) those in which the kernels were uniform, and (2) those in 

 which they were variable." From Bulletin 17, December, 1890, it 

 is gathered that "The product of the third year is generally true to 

 the seed planted." Forty-nine crosses of 1890 were planted in 1891,. 

 and of the 33 harvested, 25 showed intermediate characteristics 

 between the parents. The bulletin concludes with the following 

 statement : "The characters secured by crossing can be retained." 



Louisiana. — From Bulletin 26, February, 1894, it is gathered that 

 three years earlier, "Some stalks of cane, partly white and partly 

 purple, were selected from the field of Soniat Brothers' Tchoupitoulas 

 plantation. They were called by them bastard canes. These stalks 

 were planted as follows : First row, the entire stalk ; second row, 

 the white joints of each stalk ; third^ow, the colored joints of each 

 stalk. At the end of the season, four distinct canes, as far as color 

 could direct us, were obtained." By selection, the varieties have 

 become fixed, received names and "are different from any other in 

 our collection." 



Maine. — It is gathered from ihe reports of 1893, 1894 and 189&- 

 that much work has been done in improving tomatoes, and particu- 

 larly through a species hybrid between the ordinary form (Lycoper- 

 sicum escnlentum Miller) and the current tomato (L. pimpinellixfolium 

 Dunal), the latter bearing small fruits in racemes like currants. By 

 blending these two species, the "Lorillard," a standard forcing 

 variety, being used with the current, and selecting and furthermore 

 uniting the hydrid with the "Lorillard" again, the fruit has been 

 brought up to an acceptable market size and the quantity much- 

 increased. 



