. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '^}C/'ft^^. FLORAL DECORATIONS IN LONDON.—Fig. 4. rarely does so, and not only this but the grower does not always fill orders with the seed grown from his own stock. It is said that there is no need of "send- ing coals to Newcastle" but it sometimes seems necessary to send sweet corn and onion seed from the west to central Connecticut and to import cabbage seed into eastern Long Island. I have presented my conception of the conditions as they exist. How may they be improved? With all our modern knowledg
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '^}C/'ft^^. FLORAL DECORATIONS IN LONDON.—Fig. 4. rarely does so, and not only this but the grower does not always fill orders with the seed grown from his own stock. It is said that there is no need of "send- ing coals to Newcastle" but it sometimes seems necessary to send sweet corn and onion seed from the west to central Connecticut and to import cabbage seed into eastern Long Island. I have presented my conception of the conditions as they exist. How may they be improved? With all our modern knowledge of the laws of heredity as expressed in Mendelian and other theories and laws, the truth in the home- ly adage of "like father like son," re- mains and the corollary that the greater the number of generations of exact similitude, the more fixed and positive it becomes. It is only by rigid adher- ence for several generations to an exact type that we can produce seed that will be certain to develop into plants of that type. A variation for a single genera- tion in any one characteristic,- though it may be a minor one, may and often will so change the balance of influence of different tendencies as to completely change the character of the seed. Oftei. we can only know of an invisible but valuable characteristic by its correlation with one, which while easily seen is of itself of but little importance and does not affect the value of the plant for our uses. For instance a purple blossom on a plant of Extra Early pea is of it- self of no importance but is a certain indication of a tendency toward inferior flavor in the green pea. On this account, accurate and detailed descriptions of varieties are of impor- tance. Where can we get them? The reply comes at once from seedsmen's catalogues. But can we and ought we to expect to do so? Their catalogues are published and distributed at great expense and are issued primarily for the sake of selling the seed they offer. They
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