. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1168 The American Florist. Dec. 21, ity of their crops. It was also claimed by the seedsmen that the failure of this particular pound of seed to produce, as claimed, was due to climatic conditions. It was also claimed that seedsmen are not supposed to guarantee the crop re- sults of seeds sold, and offered evidence to show that this is an established rule of the trade. Deputy State's Attorney Eugene O'Dunne represented the complainants, and Attorneys John P. Poe and D. K. Este Fisher appeared for Bolgiano & So
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1168 The American Florist. Dec. 21, ity of their crops. It was also claimed by the seedsmen that the failure of this particular pound of seed to produce, as claimed, was due to climatic conditions. It was also claimed that seedsmen are not supposed to guarantee the crop re- sults of seeds sold, and offered evidence to show that this is an established rule of the trade. Deputy State's Attorney Eugene O'Dunne represented the complainants, and Attorneys John P. Poe and D. K. Este Fisher appeared for Bolgiano & Son. The case is to be appealed to the court of appeals at Annapolis. The decision will be of interest to seed dealers throughout the country, as it sus- tains the rule referred to, that seeds- men may not be held responsible for the quality of the crop produced from their seeds. If the case goes to the court of appeals, the decision of that body will be awaited with even greater Breeding andRaising Garden Seeds. I'ABT I. Of a lecture, delivercrl by W. W. Tracey. of Ibe bureau of plant industry. De- partment of Agriculture, before Ihe Massachu- setts Board of Agrioultnrc, December 3. All plants "when sub- jected to the modifying influences of cultivation, or as a result of cross fertilization through the flowers, tend to assume distinct forms which may be developed into garden I'arieties of great practical value. Such varieties in the case of plants propagated sexually, as for instance, the Concord grape and the Baldwin apple, consist of parts of a single original plant, increased possibly through many propagative generations but always retaining the potentialities, limita- tions and tendencies of the original plant. Neither does the character change ; it was immutably fixed in the original tree, indeed, in the seed from which it was developed. The Baldwin of 50 years ago, of today, and of 50 years hence are identical in inherent character. Varia- tion m
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