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PREFACE 



From the Dahlia crosses have resulted the new single 

 Cactus, and other forms with lily-like petals. 



The Aquilegia has been crossed with a Clematis, and 

 Clematis-like flowers have been produced. 



Centaurea montana crossed with other species has given 

 a few plants with distinct, much larger flowers, and with many- 

 more petals, than Centaurea montana, which was the seed-bearer. 

 The cross of the Centaurea produced only one or two seeds 

 on the flower-head, instead of the usual sixteen to eighteen ; 

 whilst that of the Aquilegia had from six to ten seeds, instead 

 of about one hundred and twenty. Two species of Aquilegia 

 that were crossed, produced a scarlet flower that had nearly 

 a hundred blooms ; these were all crossed with pollen from 

 the parent plant, but they did not yield a single seed. 



From crossing the Camelia has resulted a double white 

 flower of only two inches in diameter. 



From the Primrose have originated that breed known 

 as the Hybrid Polyanthus, which is so well appreciated ; whilst 

 from the Oxlip are obtained a number of interesting varieties. 



Narcissus ■boeticus crossed with Empress, Mrs. J. B. M. 

 Camm, and other varieties, has not yet bloomed. 



From the Mimulus crosses there is a hybrid with the 

 A ntirrhinum . 



Chrysanthemum atratum crossed with the large Field 

 Daisy have produced several good forms. 



The crosses with Red Currants have given some very 

 fine varieties ; and the Champagne Rhubarb, impregnated 

 with Victoria, has yielded several varieties that are considered 

 of superior flavour. 



The most laborious work, however, has been in raising 

 varieties of Ferns, in order to disprove the assertion that 



