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Von einer grösseren Anzahl Pflanzen derselben Art wurden zur Befruchtung nur die kräftigsten ausgewählt.
From a larger quantity of plants of the same species, only the most vigorous were selected for fertilisation.

species = Art Bateson has “variety”, Sherwood “kind”; see p. 6, s. 14.

selected = ausgewählt Both Bateson and Sherwood have “chosen”. The context reveals that Mendel is indeed speaking of selection in the breeder’s sense here.

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