it would be an interesting matter if some one would 
cross the two artificially, and thus confirm or disprove the alleged parentage. 
There can now be very little doubt on this point, as the large number of 
hybrids raised artificially has shown so conclusively how the characters of the 
parents are blended in the offspring, that it becomes a much easier matter to 
judge of the true nature of these intermediate forms. Yet it would be a very 
interesting experiment, and if the best forms of the parents were selected some 
exceptional hybrids might result. 
It would also be an interesting matter if some one could observe the 
particular insect which fertilises the flowers, for I do not remember any record 
of observations in this genus, though they have been made in several others. 
R. A. Ro.re. 
experiment of the kind, 
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