No. 628] VOX GARTNER AND PLANT HYBRIDIZATION 445 



ease with which many hybrids are able to be produced, is an inex- 

 haustible source of satisfaction and profit. lie recognizes that he is in 

 possession of materials with which he can busy himself, and he delib- 

 erites o\ei the ^\ n uid nnnner he cin bc^l md nio^t pioht xhU combine 



(hiruteri/os Itself" ^xhethei HI the spknd 1 I li tiluno^wers 



the fineness of then d^hneition fi UMii c . il li , untity of 



lm,l .,(.v<.r I.H n.T (.xi>h.(] in n.-.ture ( pp.^.'lS-G.lO) " 



i his com ludt^ till iiiiltd ol ^iiuia inkKst iii Gait 

 iier's memoir. The wi-itrr lidicxcs that it should be 

 caretully read bv ever\ phiiit hii'cdrr. not oidv lor the 

 details of practical and historical \-aliie therein contained, 

 but because ot the philosophical spirit underlying Gart- 

 ner's scientific attitude upon the nature of the hybrid 

 organism. 



