Many rise straight as masts; some bend at beautiful angles, seeming to Intercross their long pale single limbs in a fantastic dance; others curve like bows: there is one that undulates from foot to crest, like a monster serpent poised upon its tail.
"Two Years in the French West Indies"
Lafcadio Hearn
But in case of failure to Intercross these blossoms that are dependent upon insect help to set fertile seed, what then?
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al
All these small characters, however, are strictly inherited, and this fact makes it very probable that the less obvious constituents of the mixtures in ordinary fields must be constant and pure as long as they do not Intercross.
"Darwin and Modern Science"
A.C. Seward and Others