Marcu 5, 1887.] 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
319 
Fic, 65.—cHINESE WATER-TEMPLE: А MODEL FOR A SUMMER-HOUSE. 
actical and useful 
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be ose who are thinking of making experi- 
Ms = n this matter to procure and MÀ sadly 
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THE Oni 
GIN AND ExTI 
PLANTS NCTION OF CULTIVATED 
‹—16 is а well known fact that the source 
whence many of our aims сте have origi- 
nated is not for certain known, Such is the case 
e 
armas on rier that the plants in aree ше 
descendants from specific types no long 
tence. М. De CANDOLLE, reverting to this т іп 
(see Р. 318.) 
а recent number of P. Archives des Sciences Physiques 
et Naturelles, throws out the suggestion — these 
plants (Whe pe Lentils, Chick Peas, Maize) 
no longer exis st in the wild state apart кош 'eultiva- 
tion, by reason of the cireumstance that their seeds 
are destroyed by field mice, destructive birds, or other 
vagers. The cultivator takes measures to obviate 
their destructiveness, but left unprotected the seeds 
