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come from an extension of this line of work. 

 Perhaps it might even throw some light on 

 the intimate nature of the bud-variations of 

 ever-sporting varieties in general. Sectional 

 variations remain to be tested as to the degree 

 of inheritance exhibited, and the different occur- 

 rences as to the breadth of the streaks require 

 similar treatment. 



In ordinary horticultural practice it is desir- 

 able to give some guarantee as to what may be 

 expected to come from the seeds of brightly 

 striped flowers. Neither the pure red type, 

 nor the nearly yellow racemes are the object 

 of the culture, as both of them may be had pure 

 from their own separate varieties. In order 

 to insure proper striping both extremes are 

 usually rejected, and should be rooted out as 

 soon as the flowering period begins. Simi- 

 larly the broad-striped ones should be re- 

 jected, as they give a too large amount of uni- 

 form red flowers. Clearly, but not broadly 

 striped individuals always yield the most reli- 

 able seed. 



Summing up once more the results of our ped- 

 igree-experiment, we may assert that the striped 

 variety of the snapdragon is wholly permanent, 

 including the two opposite types of uniform 

 color and of stripes. It must have been so since 

 it first originated from the invariable uniform 



