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theoretical working experimenters in heredity, 

 with reference to the revelations made in "New 

 Creations in Fruits and Flowers." In so doing 

 we shall gain an inkling of the bearing of the 

 work done at Santa Rosa on questions of 

 practical horticulture, of public opinion, and of 

 biological theory. 



We have all been long acquainted with the 

 word "hereditary," used as an adjective, as ap- 

 plied to the inheritance of property or titles. 

 The word "heredity," however, used as a noun, 

 could not be found in any dictionary thirty years 

 ago, as it is now applied to the transmission of 

 characters and tendencies. 



WHY THE ORCHARDISTS WERE INTERESTED 



The supplementary announcement, issued in 

 1894, gave the names of several important firms 

 of dealers in horticultural supplies, who had pur- 

 chased the principal new varieties announced in 

 the brochure of the preceding year. The list 

 included the names of prominent nurserymen 

 from California to New England. 



The interest thus evidenced by the practical 

 orchardists and nurserymen who measured the 

 value of the new products in terms of dollars 

 and cents may readily enough be accounted for. 

 Up-to-date dealers are always on the lookout 



