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its appearance any remarks which weurge themselves. But 
may say briefly that M. DeCandolle has here worked out the 
history, ancient and modern, so far as it can be ascertained, of all 
hain plants of importance, amounting in number to nearly 
very page bristles with interesting iota and details 
subject ; and the number and variety of the 
groups. hundred and sixty-nine out of the 247 species enume- 
rated are placed by M. DeCandolle in his first group, which he 
d gr 
seen by numerous botanists far from houses and cultivation, 
having all the appearance of indigenous plants, and under a form 
identical with one of the vatckinn -guitiv ated. These number 
169: of them are of very ancient cultivation; 56 have been 
cultivated less than 2000 years, and the others are ‘of watssserea or 
ae: date.” The remaining 78 species are grouped as 
II. Seen and collected in the same conditions, but by only one 
hotanint and in only one locality—3. 
- Cucurbita maxima, Maba vulgaris,+ Nicotiana Tabacum. 
IIt. Seen and mentioned, but not collected, in the same 
conditions, by one or two more or less ancient non-botanical 
authors, who may have been mistaken—2. 
Carthamus tinctorius, Triticum vulgare. 
IV. Collected wild by —— in several localities, under a 
form slightly differing from those cultivated, but which most 
authors would not hesitate to tank as the same spesaacel 
Olea europea, Oryza sativa, Solanum tuberosum, Vitis vinifera. 
Wild, collected by botanists in several localities, under 
forms considered by the authors as Pe asia different species, 
although others treat them as varieties—15. 
Allium Ampeloprasum Porrum, "Widicsan Endivia 
Crocus sativus var., *Cucumis Melo, Cucurbita Teg. 
Helianthus tuberosus, Lactuca Scariola sativa, Linum 
usitatissimum annuum, Lycopersicum esculentum, ie, ptt 
miata 
somniferum, Pyrus nivalis var., *Ribes Grossularia, 
tee Solanum oo *Spinacia oleracea var., Triticum 
monococcu 
Vi Bec cce that is to say, almost wild, resembling 
one of the forms cultivated, but with the possibility that they may 
have — from cultivation, owing to local causes—24. 
+ The cised species are of — ape culture : those preceded by * have 
been caltiouean for less than 2000 y 
