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have proportionally increased, but have rendered abortive the 

 pistils, by deranging the central and inner organs of the 

 flower. Occasionally the filament of the stamen is prolonged 

 beyond the anther, which indicates, that a further change may 

 be anticipated in that organ, 



No seedlings can be expected from these latter plants, yet the 

 aberration may be made to extend through the use of the pollen 

 upon the single blossoms, or upon the common garden varieties. 

 Mr. P. has undertaken this experiment and we may reasonably 

 look with much curiosity for the result. It is to be hoped, 

 that these new and curious double sorts may be preserved and 

 increased by subdivision, to perpetuate the variety in our 

 gardens. The Aquilegias, though considered as old flowers, 

 yet claim a prominent place in our flower borders, and thanks 

 to those, whose discrimination or care render attractive our 

 wild scarlet Columbine and its varieties, to be added to the 

 beautiful and more commanding species of other climes. 



J. L. E. 



Salem, 1856. 



Collectanea Botanica, or Notices of Rarer Plants found 

 in Essex County, Massachusetts. 



The vicinity of Salem and the limits of Essex County have 

 furnished many rare plants. Their precise localities and their 

 latest existence are liable to become lost unless some means are 

 taken to preserve them. The Herbarium in some measure 

 provides against this emergency ; but a precise record would 

 better serve any future seeker for specimens. To meet this 

 want, the following list has been prepared. In it, will be 



