CHAPTER X.

PLANTS continuedFRUITS—ORNAMENTAL TREES—FLOWERS.

FRUITS.—GRAPESVARY IN ODD AND TRIFLING PARTICULARS.MULBERRY.THE ORANGE GROUPSINGULAR RESULTS FROM CROSSING.PEACH AND NECTARINEBUD-VARIATIONANALOGOUS VARIATIONRELATION TO THE ALMOND.APRICOT.PLUMSVARIATION IN THEIR STONES.CHERRIESSINGULAR VARIETIES OF.APPLE.PEAR.STRAWBERRYINTERBLENDING OF THE ORIGINAL FORMS.GOOSEBERRYSTEADY INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE FRUITVARIETIES OF.WALNUT.NUT.CUCURBITACEOUS PLANTSWONDERFUL VARIATION OF.

ORNAMENTAL TREES—THEIR VARIATION IN DEGREE AND KINDASH-TREESCOTCH-FIRHAWTHORN.

FLOWERS—MULTIPLE ORIGIN OF MANY KINDSVARIATION IN CONSTITUTIONAL PECULIARITIESKIND OF VARIATION.ROSESSEVERAL SPECIES CULTIVATED.PANSY.DAHLIA.HYACINTH, HISTORY AND VARIATION OF.