BREEDING CARRIAGE HOESES. 263 gathered only from plants that approximate the fixed type and are in the best possible condition as to health and vigor. If the season for seeding has been an unfavorable one, it would well pay to have the seed selected out, discarding all light and immature seeds and sending out only well formed, heavy, and perfectly ripened seed. PRICES TO BE CHARGED FOR NEW INTRODUCTIONS. I am a strong believer in the general proposition that the plantbreeder who originates a

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... thing that bids fair to be of great economic value, is as fully entitled to a substantial reward and liberal profit therefor as is the inventor of any new mechanical device which is of great economic value. Therefore, I hold that the originator of a commercially valuable new plant should charge a good round price, commensurate with the care, trouble, and expense he has been put to in developing his production, and he should compensate the purchaser for the high price paid by delivering the very best stock that can be produced under the most advanced system of culture.