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had given just as many different types as there were 

 plants, and I actually counted one hundred and ten kinds 

 distinct enough to be named and recognized. Still con- 

 fident, in 1891 I planted the seeds of my few crosses, and 

 as the summer days grew long and the crickets chirped 

 in the meadows, I watched the expanding squash blossoms 

 and wondered what they would bring forth. But they 



FIG. 36. Hybrid citrange and its parents, Citrus (or Poncirus) trifoliata 

 and common sweet orange. 



brought only disappointment. Not one seed produced a 

 squash like the parent. My squash had taken an unscien- 

 tific leave of absence, and I do not know its whereabouts. 

 And when the frost came and killed every ambitious blos- 

 som, my hope went out and has not yet returned ! " * 



Important hybrids of fruits and vegetables. Let us 

 now recall how many undoubted hybrids there are, named 



1 Bailey, "Plant-Breeding," earlier editions. See also, "A Medley of 

 Pumpkins," Proc. Intern. PI. Breeding Conf., New York City. 



