Successful breeding of apomictic species is a relatively recent achievement and thus far only a few artificially bred cultivars of any apomictic crop have been released. For many years the only source of cultivars of apomictic species was selection and increase of the best natural apomictic ecotypes.

have their Conſultations lime-twigg'd with Quirks and Sophiſms of Philoſmophical Perſmons

we hit a snag

In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians.