LUTHER BUKBANK 



out of unexpected colors that are submerged and 

 hidden by more recently developed colors. As 

 previously suggested, it is like the work of restor- 

 ing an old masterpiece by removing the pigment 

 of a modern painting overlying it. 



It is at least a plausible theory that new quali- 

 ties tend to be dominant and old qualities re- 

 cessive in the Mendelian sense, when brought 

 in opposition through cross-breeding. Generally 

 speaking, then, it may be expected that in cross- 

 ing a red flower with a white one of the same 

 species the progeny will be red. Violet crossed 

 with white usually gives violet. Between yellow 

 and blue there may not be much to choose in point 

 of date of origin, and the result of a crossing may 

 be doubtful. 



Any of the flowers mentioned may be worked 

 with to advantage along these lines. An- interest- 

 ing wild flower showing similar possibilities is 

 the Indian paint brush or painted cup (Castilleia). 

 Specimens of this growing in the same neighbor- 

 hood may vary from scarlet, crimson, orange, 

 yellow, and purple to pure white. Even the same 

 individual may show flowers having most of these 

 colors. Mr. Burbank suggests that the amateur 

 might advantageously work with the painted cup 

 in an effort to remove the overlying colors and 

 reveal the pure blue; also to fix the different 

 colors in different races. 



An interesting illustration of curious and unex- 

 pected results that may be attained is furnished 

 by one of Mr. Burbank 's hybrid pinks, in which 



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