142 Scientific Intelligence. 
’ 3 : 
If the statements of bee-keepers in this <a can be 
of most of our domestic animals, and also of birds. “There® ™ 
fact, only one kind of domesticated bird, namely, the Chinese oe : 
or Anser eygnoides, of which the parent form is said to bet 
unknown or extinct.” Far different is it with plants. The origi : 
wild forms of many have either become extinct, or their cultiva® | 
progeny have varied so widely that it is no longer possibl 
cognize their parentage. In 1855, DeCandolle gave 4 
157 of the most useful cultivated plants. Of these * 
that 85 are almost certainly known in their wild state, 
head other competent judges entertain great doubts. Ore 
them, he admits that the origin is doubtful, and 32 are rankt 
4 . . Ree eye This is a large | 
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Pace. Pad ri with 
‘not an important organ that has not undergone great ‘il 
im Some one or another of the varieties, and to describe 
m d forms is reasonably permanent in cultivation. 
cucumbers vary nearly as much. Concerning these Va™ 
Mr. Darwin pertinently quotes Mr. Naudin’s remark, that 
