Neosho, Mo. Febr. 13, 1883 



Dear Sir.' 



Many thanks for your esteemed favor of the 30th ultimo and the two copies 

 of the "Journal d'Agric. Pract." These have far more interest for me than you 

 could surmise. 



I would have answered sooner, however I wanted to send along the already 

 mentioned article, which I wrote on December 22nd for the V. Arn. 



This I have now received yesterday, but my letter must have arrived too 

 late to appear in the Jan. issue. 



In it a very simple fact is mentioned, which easily explains the hybrid- 

 ization of also such species whose normal blooming period lies far apart, and 

 at any rate is the reason why hybrids of Hupest ris occur comparatively so often. 



If Mr. Millardet had been familiär with them, the effort would have been 

 spared him to pull in by the hair the actual and imaginary reasons for the Pro- 

 longation of the blooming time of the named stock. 



As it now appears the so-called Aestivalis Jaeger should forcibly be made 

 hybrids from Candicans , after they were unsuccessful in establishing Labr usen- 

 blood . 



If anywhere, I may permit myself a personal opinion in the matter. Also 

 this question is very close to me personally, I want to bring clarity in the 

 matter for me and my French business friends. It would lead too far for me to 

 go into details here, because the correspondence I have had and my observations 

 would fill a book. The following will in the meantime suffice for you , as the 

 result of my research: 



M Post Pak, Ae stivalis Jaeger a nd the following cultivated varieties: Norton , 

 Cynthiana, Hermann, white Hermann, wh. Norton and Giantleaf (Riesenblatt), represent 

 not only a species, but even one and the same "type" ." Most probably this type also 



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