PROPHECY 273 



are hers. The insinuation of the native blood into 

 domestic apples will probably be very gradual and 

 undemonstrative, and much of the result will prob- 

 ably never be discovered ; but the benefits will be all 

 the greater if the native species shall be so com- 

 pletely blended with other types that their influence 

 is not recognized. 



