SECTION II. 



SOWING HYBRIDIZED SEEDS. 



HYBRIDIZED seeds are those contained in 

 fruits which have been originated, by fertiliz- 

 ing the stigma of the flower of one tree with 

 the pollen of another of different though near- 

 ly allied characters; for, like grafting, the 

 process cannot be extended beyond certain 

 comparatively narrow limits. A fruit pro- 

 duced by this cross fecundation, usually pos- 

 sesses properties intermediate between those of 

 its parents ; and the seedlings from such a 

 fruit, although they may slightly differ among 

 themselves, will all bear fruits partaking of the 

 mixed characters of the fruits of the two 

 parent trees. 



Strictly speaking, a hybrid or mule plant or 

 fruit is the product of two different though 

 nearly allied species; a cross-bred plant or 

 fruit is a sub-variety originating from two va- 

 rieties of the same species. 



We have said that the field of hybridizing, 



