The paper by H. H. GiDlf of Siincoe. Ont., on ' Breeding from "Tame" 

 versus 'Wild' species," wliicli was presented at the Plant and Animal 

 Breeders" Convention in St. Louis, December, 1903, has had such a wide 

 circulation and attracted so much attention in England and the United 

 States that a second edition of the printed copy has been issued. Since 

 the circulation of the first edition, Mr. Groff's claims for the great advant- 

 ages to be grained by breeding' from domestic specific types has been sup- 

 ported by Prof. Hugo de Vries in his lecture at St. Louis in September of 

 1904. Prof, de Vries' conclusions were readied after an exhaustive series 

 of experiments conducted for the purpose of proving that domestic species 

 could be produced within a comparatively limited period of operation. 

 Breeding from select mothers, with domestic specific types as sires is the 

 line on which Mr. Grofif claims to have made his greatest advancement, 

 and his is the honor of having been the first to call attention publicly to 

 tlie theories of which the correctness has now again been verified. 



—HORTICULTURE, BOSTON, MASS. 



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Extract from Florist Exchange, Sept. 20th: 



"We now understand that crossing is good for the species; because it 

 constantly revitalizes offspring with the strongest traits of the parents, 

 and ever presents new combinations. But crossing alone can accomplish 

 comparatively little, the chief power in the progression of plants is selec- 

 tion ; the force which augments, develops and fixes types, and we must 

 constantly select the best, in order to make any advancement." 



—BAILEY. 



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"We are now standing just at the gateway of scientific horticulture — 

 only have been a few steps in the measureless fields, which will stretch 

 out as we advance into the golden sunshine of a more complete knowl- 

 edge of the forces which are to unfold all the graceful forms of garden 

 beauty and wealth of fruits and flowers." 



_BURBANK. 



"Although it is well known that selection is the great force in im- 

 provement, too many professional growers are content with selecting, 

 the seed parent only ; and the credit they would like to take for this care 

 and enterprise would make them the subjects of ridicule with those who 

 are improving by selection all useful forms in the animal kingdom." 



IT. H. GROFF, before Waterloo Horticultural Society, 

 and Provincial Association of Fruit Growers. 



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