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Hence it is that we get many strangers when 

 two of the same colour are crossed. The 

 variety, Mrs. J. J. Glessner, yellow, came 

 from Edward Hatch and Mrs. Jerome 

 Jones, both white or nearly so. This seed- 

 ling partook of the parentage of Edward 

 Hatch, which was Gloriosum, yellow, and 

 Ada Spaulding, pink. In this connection I 

 would suggest to my reader, and urge the 

 study of, a little book entitled "Mendelism," 

 by Punnett. 



Form, size, and fullness are improved only 

 by careful consideration of these qualifica- 

 tions in varieties at our disposal. We are 

 more certain of advancement in the style of 

 growth, securing those which are dwarf and 

 sturdy, by confining our operations to such as 

 possess these qualities. Large and small 

 foliage can be produced by using those 

 having these peculiarities. What governs 

 the potency of the pistillate and staminate 

 parents we cannot determine. We are deal- 

 ing with minute affairs. The stigma may 

 scarcely have reached maturity when the 

 pollen is applied, or the pollen may have 

 passed its prime with the stigma at the 

 height of development. These varied con- 



