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omitted by tboie who havt experience enough 

 to recognize the hybrids from the others. 



If the itigma has been satisfactorily corered 

 with pollen, it will present no exposed surface 

 for the reception of other pollen in*^ins. 



The rule is simply this: Seek nature's plan 

 and follow it 



In other words, take a lesson from the bees, 

 and poUenizc the flowers somewhat as they do. 

 Bear in mind the essentials of the proceit, which 

 are the same for every flower. Study the 

 mechanism of each new flower and adapt your 

 precise method to the needs of the individual 

 case. It does not • just htnc the pollen 



reaches the stigmn. } . ..ad it <iof« reach it. 



A very short c«MirM of practice will give you 

 the knack of croas-pollenizing, and enable you to 

 enter on a course of experiments that will lead to 

 surprising, fascinating, and perhaps far-reaching 

 results — results which may prove to be in time of 

 world-wide significance. 



The J cms belong to a consen'oUi^e 

 family; and the penalty of coneer^ 

 vatUm, whether in plants or m 

 human beingt, ha» always been 

 racial 9tam. 



