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becoming harder each year. It may be best 

 for the amateur to Improve some highly 

 recommended variety by the process of selec- 

 tion, leaving the breeding to the specialist or 

 fancier. 



Some of the common crosses made have 

 been McKInley x RIdgeway, Glen Mary x 

 Wm. Belt, Hunn x Ideal, Wm. Belt x Wild 

 strawberry, RIdgeway x Wild strawberry, 

 and so on through numberless combinations. 



Observation made upon the sex of seedlings 

 produced by cross-breeding have been some- 

 what Interesting. 



14 seedling plants of Bubach P. x Wilson B. formed 5 with B. 



blossonas and 8 with P. blosoms. 

 14 seedlings of Bubach P. x Wm, Belt B. formed 8 with B. blossoms 



and 6 with P. blossoms. 

 48 seedlings of Glen Mary B. x Wm. Belt B. formed 47 with B. 



blossoms and i with P. blossoms. 

 30 seedlings of Hunn P. x Ideal B. formed 21 with B. blossoms and 



9 with P. blossoms. 



Some of the bl-sexual blossoms, though, 

 were very weak In pollen. One of the plants 

 of this last cross proved quite promising 

 and a description of the offspring Is here 

 given : (Note. The description of the parents 

 of these seedlings Is given under Varieties 

 in the last chapter.) 



