Photograph by Westgate from the October 1911 edition of the National Geographic Magazine showing alfalfa breeding plots with text beneath the image relating to the history of alfalfa.

Balfour writes that she is enclosing some pages of a pamphlet relating to the hybridisation of plants and the connections with animal cross-breeding (pamphlet not present). She also mentions hearing that 'Romulus (Ewart's first zebra hybrid foal) has been taken away from you under rather trying circumstances.'

Wilson writes regarding his enquiry about prepotency in transmitting likeness in the pollen parent. He urges caution in concluding this to be the rule as he has some hybrids which illustrate the contrary.

Thomson writes regarding a query about the origins of and varieties within species. He states that a great deal of work has been done with certain classes of plants by selection.