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 importance of which cannot be overestimated in connection with the history of the evolution of organic forms.
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"The constant characters which appear in the various generations of a hybrid are those which are transmitted unchanged from the parental plants."
"The characters of the two parental forms are transmitted to the hybrid in an unchanged form."
"Darwin's statements concerning hybrids of the genera mentioned in The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, based on reports of others, need to be corrected in many respects."
"The experiments described were begun in 1856. The plants were grown in the garden of the monastery."
"The pea hybrids form eggs and pollen cells which, in their constitution, represent in equal numbers all constant forms resulting from the combination of traits united through fertilization."
Introduction to 'Experiments on Plant Hybridization', highlighting the ambition and significance of his work for evolutionary understanding.
Date: 1865
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