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Number of Stamens in neighbouring Flowers of Stellaria media. 
No. of stamens in one flower ......... 11 2 |3 | 4 
which was associated with :-— 
a 2nd flower containing 1 stamen in| O | cases. 
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» » » 5 , 2 20 240 
» » 5 4 , O | 4 |128 39 
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But though the Table shows that neighbouring flowers are not 
uniformly alike, it shows that where there is a difference, this 
difference is not great. Thus, two flowers with three stamens 
appeared side by side in 240 cases, but flowers with three 
and four stamens stood side by side in 128 cases; but in no 
instance were flowers with three stamens associated with flowers 
with more than six stamens. The greatest discrepancy observed 
was that a 4- and a 9-stamened flower in one case stood side 
by side. Summing up Table IX., we see that in 
326 cases the neighbouring flowers were alike. 
245 cases there was a difference of 1 stamen. 
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And so, though more often than not the neighbouring flowers 
were unlike, still there is a considerable tendency towards 
uniformity. 
