176 HETEROSTYLED TRIMORPHIC PLANTS. Chap. IV, 



Table 29 — continued. 

 Oxalis speciosa. 



Nature of Union. 



Mid-styled form, by pollen of mid-length 

 stamens of long-styled. Legitimate 

 union 



Mid-styled form, by pollen of mid-length 

 stamens of short-styled. Legitimate 

 union 



Mid-styled form, by mixed pollen from 

 both own-form longest and shortest sta- 

 mens. Illegitimate union 



Mid-styled form, by pollen of longest 

 stamens of short-styled. Illegitimate 

 union 



Short-styled form, by pollen of shortest") 

 stamens of mid-styled. Legitimate Y 

 union J 



Short-styled form, by pollen of shortest) 

 stamens of long-styled. Legitimate > 

 union J 



Short-styled form, by pollen of own-form ) 

 longest stamens. Illegitimate union . J 



Short-styled form, by pollen of own-form I 

 mid-length stamens. Illegitimate union J 



Short-styled form, by both pollens mixed 1 

 together, of own-form longest and mid- > 

 length stamens. Illegitimate union . J 



Short-styled form, by pollen of longest] 

 stamens of mid-styled. Illegitimate > 

 union J 



Short-styled form, by pollen of mid-length ] 

 stamens of long-styled. Illegitimate [■ 

 union J 



Number 



of 

 Flowers 



fertilised. 



9 



12 



13 



10 



Number 



of 

 Capsules 

 produced. 















Average 



Number of 



Seeds per 



Capsule. 



63.6 



56.3 



19 



8 



67 



54 3 



8 







o 



o 



54 



We here see that thirty-six flowers on the three 

 forms legitimately fertilised yielded 30 capsules, these 

 containing on an average 58.36 seeds. Ninety-five 



