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FIRST EXAMPLE. 



The Veronica Spuria {Bastard Veronica) is derived from the Veronica maritima (Sea 

 Veronica) for its mother, and the Verbena officinalis (Officinal Vervein) for its father. 

 It agrees with its mother in fructification, and in foliage it resembles the father. 

 It is not to be raised by seeds, but may easily be produced by means of layers. 



SECOND EXAMPLE. 



The Delphinium Hybridum (Hybrid Larkspur) was produced in that quarter of the 

 garden where the Delphinium Elatum (Bee Larkspur) and Aconitum Napellus (Common 

 Monk's-hood) grew together. 



It resembles its mother most in the fructification, (the Larkspur,) and its father in its stately 



form, and appearance of its foliage. 



Owing its origin to plants so nearly allied to each other, it is easily propagated by seeds. 



THIRD EXAMPLE. 

 The Hieracium Hybridum (Mule Hawkxoeed) was gathered in 1763 in our Alps by 



Dr. SoLANDER. 



From its thick brown woolly calyx ; from the bractea, as well as in every other part of the 

 fructification, it so perfectly resembles its mother the Apargia Taraxici (Alpine Apargia) that 

 no tyro but would at once perceive the plant; but in the smoothness of the leaves, by its teeth, 

 and whole structure, it so manifestly resembles the father, the Leontodon (Dandelion), that no 

 one can hesitate whence the same was derived. 



FOURTH EXAMPLE. 



The Tragopogon Hybridum (Hybrid Goat' s-beard) after two years appeared in the 

 garden, where the Tragopogon Pratense (Common Goat' s-beard) , and Tragopogon Porri- 

 folius (Purple Goat' s-beard) grew together. 



Last year, as the Tragopogon Pratensis (Common Goat' s-beard) was in flower, I 

 castrated the flowers in bloom, and sprinkled their widowed pistilla with the farina obtained 

 from the Tragopogon Porrifolius (Purple Goat' s-beard) and I obtained seeds, that being sown 

 produced, in 1759, the Tragopogon Hybridum (Bastard Goat' s-beard), as before described, 

 the seeds of which I now send. 



FIFTH EXAMPLE. 



He who has once seen the Achyranthus Aspera (Rough Achyranthus), its spike, the 

 parts of the flower, its peculiarly formed nectary, and fructiferous rcflexed calyxes, would readily 

 believe, that no one could be mistaken in naming the same the Achyranthus Indica 

 (Indian Achyranthus) ; but seeing its broad obtuse, undulated foliage, before flowering, the 

 same person would as positively have pronounced the same to be the Xanthium Stru- 

 ma r i u m (Small Burdock) . 



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