FIRST EXAMPLE. 



The Veronica Spuria [Bastard Veronica) is derived from the Veronica maritima {Sea 

 Veronica) for its mother, and the Verbena officinalis {Officinal Vervein) ior its Jather, 

 It agrees with its mother m fructijication, and m foliage it resembles ih^ father. 

 It is not to be raised by seeds^ but may easily be produced by means of layers. 



SECOND EXAMPLE. 



The Delphinium Hybridum {Hybrid Larkspur) was produced in that quarter of the 

 garden where the Delppiinium Elatum {Bee Larkspur) and Aconitum Napellus {Common 

 Monk's-hood) grew together. 



It resembles its mother most in the fructification y (the Larkspur,) and its father in its stately 

 form, and appearance of its /o/z^^e. 



Owing its origin to plants so nearly allied to each other, it is easily propagated by seeds. 



THIRD EXAMPLE. 



The HiERACiUM Hybridum {Mule Haxvkweed) was gathered in 1763 in our Alps by 



Dr. SOLANDER. 



From its thick brown woolly calyx ; from the hractece, as well as in every other part of the 

 fructification, it so perfectly resembles its mother the Apargia Taraxici {Alpine Apargid) that 

 no tyro but would at once perceive the plant ; but in the smoothness of the leaves^ by its teeth, 

 and whole structure, it so manifestly resembles t\\c father, the Leontodon {Dandelioii) , that no 

 one can hesitate whence the same was derived. 



FOURTH EXAMPLE. 



The Tragopogon Hybridum {Hybrid Goafs-beard) after two years appeared in the 

 garden, where the Tragopogon Pratense {(Common Goafs-beard), and Tragopogon Porri- 

 FOLius {Purple Goaf s-beard) grew together. 



Last year, as the Tragopogon Pratensis {Common Goafs-beard) was in flower, I 

 castrated the flowers in bloom, and sprinkled their widowed pistilla with the farina obtained 

 from the Tragopogon Porrifolius {Purple Goafs-beard) and I obtained seeds, that being sown 

 produced, in 1759, the Tragopogon Hybridum {Bastard Goafs-beard), as before described, 

 the seeds of which I now send. 



FIFTH EXAMPLE. 



He who has once seen the Achyranthus Aspera {Rough Achyranthus), its spike, the 

 parts of the flower, its peculiarly formed nectary, and fructiferous reflexed calyxes, would readily 

 believe, that no one could be mistaken in naming the same the Achyranthus Indica 

 {Indian Achyranthus) ; but seeing its broad obtuse, undulated foliage, before flowering, the 

 same person would as positively have pronounced the same to be the Xanthium Stru- 

 ma r i u m [Small Burdock) . 



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