"It is willingly granted that by cultivation the origination of new varieties is favored, and that by man's labor many varieties are acquired which, under natural conditions, would be lost; but nothing…"

"Whether they will retain the characteristics of the hybrid, or whether they will show variations, will be determined by next year's observations."

"I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work."

"The constant differential characters of the two parent forms are transmitted to the hybrids unchanged."

"It requires indeed some courage to undertake a labor of such far-reaching extent; this appears, however, to be the only right way by which we can finally reach the solution of a question the importanc…"