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inheritance of acquired characters impossible; but the 

 situation in plants is distinctly different. 



In closing, we quote the opinion of EAST (2): 



My confession of faith is, the environment has been an 

 immense factor in organic evolution, but its effects are shown 

 either so infrequently or after the elapse of so great a time, that 

 for the practical purposes of plant breeding we can neglect it as we 

 would neglect an infinitesimal in a calculation. 



1. BOLLEY, H. L., The importance of maintaining a constant 

 elimination factor in plant breeding. Ann. Rep. Amer. 

 Breeders Assoc. 8:508-514. 1912. 



2. EAST, E. M., The bearing of some general biological facts on 

 bud-variation. Amer. Nat. 51:129-143. 1917. 



3. ENGLER, ARNOLD, Influence of source of seed. Jour. Heredity 

 5:185-186. 1914. 



4. MAYR, H., Waldbau auf naturgesetzlicher Grundlage. Berlin. 

 1909. 



5. SUD WORTH, GEO. B., Report of committee on breeding nut and 

 forest trees. Ann. Rep. Amer. Breeders Assoc.. 8:515-522. 

 1912. 



6. WALTER, HERBERT E., Genetics. New York. 1913. 



