It is doubtful whether any true hybrids in cycads have ever been described, although there is a note on hybrid cycads' dating back as far as i883. In FOCKE'S Pfianzen-Mischlinge (i88i), all the principal reputed plant hybrids are listed in systematic order, but no cycads appear on the list. He makes the statement, however, that the pollen of cycads "has occasionally been employed to fertilize the female of other species; but I am unaware whether perfect seeds have been obtained or hybrids raised." In the note on hybrid cycads, HEMSLEY states as follows: