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thing; it is simply the constricting off of a particle of 

 substance from the parent. It becomes complicated by the 

 blending with it of the contents of a pollen grain derived 

 generally from a slightly different plant. It then grows 

 into an individual, but though independent, it is simply 

 a continuation of the life of the parents with their func- 

 tions and possibilities. Therefore, when we speak of 

 inherited qualities, we simply mean the substance of which 

 the new plant is formed was not changed in character in 

 being separated from its ancestor. We should consider it 

 extraordinary if it was. 



