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therefore, be accepted as proof that acquired characters are 
not hereditable. The transformations of matter and energy 
the organism on which they depend for their origin and de- 
velopment. The transmission of a morphological character 
Must consist in a transmitted functional activity of the organ- 
ism that determines the development of the morphological 
peculiarity under favorable conditions for its exercise. Inad- 
dition to these physiological considerations, evidence of the 
heredity of acquired characters was presented in the results 
of direct experiment, and observations in the breeding an 
Is. oe 
- H. BAILEY: “On the supposed correlation of quality in 
Sruits—_a study in evolution.” —It is commonly supposed that 
her charac- 
eG - size, color, and vigor of plant, decrease. The 
cca. a Philosophical one, for its answer eae 
Vari er cultivated plants are subject to the same law 
ariation as their wild congeners, whether all characters 
Vary independently, or whether cultivation introduces some 
