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Tlie following sorts are all claimed as the 

 result of artificial crossing ; the parentage will 

 be found in the catalogued list of varieties : 

 America, Baronne de Majnard, Captain Christy, 

 Harrison Weir, John Hopper, Jules Finger, 

 Julius Finger, Maiie Yan Houtte, Madame 

 Lacharme, Madame Oswald de Kerchove, 

 Madame Welche, Mrs. Jowitt, Mrs. Harry 

 Turner, Paul ISTeyron, Princess Mary of Cam- 

 bridge, Heine Marie Henriette, and the ten 

 Hybrid Teas sent out by Bennett. 



To trace out the peculiarities of these kinds, 

 learning so far as possible what influence each 

 parent had in forming the qualities of the oil 

 spring, would be an interesting, profitable study. 

 Thus, examining Paul Neyron, we find it has the 

 smooth wood, glaucous foliage, fulness of flower, 

 and tendency to winter -kill from the seed par- 

 ent, Victor Yerdier. The vigor of growth and 

 size of flower are inherited from the fructifying 

 sort, Anne de Diesbach. In this example it 

 vnU. be seen that the influence of the parents has 

 been nearly equal in impressing their character- 

 istics. In other examples it will be found that 

 the influence of one parent has been far greater 



