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Possibly it may be necessary to bring other 

 species into the combination through further 

 hybridization, but the material at hand is ample, 

 and the fact that almost every variation may be 

 found among the seedlings gives full assurance 

 that if the experiment is carried out with suffi- 

 cient zeal, it will be possible to assemble the best 

 qualities of the different species in a new variety. 



The renewed vigor given by the combining of 

 species from different parts of the world has 

 tended greatly to increase the size of both the 

 plants themselves and their fruit, and the quality 

 of the fruits already secured leaves it scarcely 

 open to doubt that the final product will be of 

 value. 



