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altogether disproved), even then I feel sure that the hybridist will not 

 have strayed very far from the truth, and for all practical purposes 

 Mendel's principles may be safely accepted as a working formula for the 

 hybridist in general, and the Orchid hybridist in particular.* 



* Probably the practical hybridist, who has not time to study the inner recesses 

 of the Mendelian hypothesis, will have some difficulty in applying Mendel's principles 

 in a useful way to the best advantage. 



On this particular aspect of the question, I hope to have an opportunity of making 

 a few suggestions in the forthcoming " Orchid Stud Book." In the meantime, those 

 who wish to gain a more detailed insight into Mendel's work and principles will do 

 well to consult Mr. W. Bateson's hand-book on " Mendel's Principles of Heredity " 

 (Cambridge University Press, 1902), in which there is also a most useful and com- 

 prehensive bibliography. 



