The Vegetable Individual in its relation to Species. 191 
Garlic by the bulblets formed in the process of flowering, and fall- 
ing off like seeds; of the varieties of the beautiful Achimenes 
by the amentaceous or the strobiliaceous deciduous shootlets, are 
well-known examples of this process; and thousands of others 
ay be adduced.* 
e gardener can not only separate individuals, but unite them 
upon one stem. This is true not only of individuals of the same 
species, but even of those of different species ; sometimes even 
of different genera of the same family. The Lilac is not unfre- 
quently grafted upon the Privet (Ligustrum), the Pear upon 
the Mountain Ash (Sorbus Aucuparia), the Peach upon the Al- 
mond. By the insertion of a bud (inoculation), or of a developed 
sproulet (grafting), we are thus enabled to pluck different kinds 
of roses from the same bush, to gather different kinds of fruit 
from the same tree. It would evidently be a contradiction in this 
case to consider the whole tree, or the whole bush, as the indi- 
vidual ; for we should then give the name to a compound of sev- 
era species, or even of several gener 
In attempting to comprehend oe vegetable individual in its 
simplest form, we have thus far spoken of unessential branches 
only, and have aieciel to show that they cannot be regarded 
as mere parts of the individual. But there is another kind of 
ning-Primrose, Larkspur, Orchidee, etc., whose lateral flowers are 
Just such essential branches. If we demand that the individual 
should be a complete representative of the characters of the spe- 
cies, as is implied in the usual view, then we must add to the 
Principal axis such gamers: as these,—without which the process 
of vegetation is not concluded, and on which, in fact, the most 
essential and iieieauie parts of the plant make their appear- 
will only adduce a few more of these e examples, babies bigs ens be bese Fay 
indefinitely Besides the Garlic (Allium sativum) in many oth 
j ineale; Lilium bulbi 
shoots Separate close to the base. ae eparatio 
oy i i i ner in Pista, by the separation of fthi-staled 
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root-lea ap be es fu ia Bas in Saxi ag Pe he ee Fe cmeetadcno oe bales 
lants. Inferior leaf buds pee ot _ re placed ri ee recpin tolons become free 
the death of the aE in F; s, etc. and swell 
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