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DR, H. H. MANX ; VARTATION IN* THE 



found with tlie colouring and fragrunce of the corolla, and tliis was of a hifid 

 character. 



My records sliow no relationship l)et\veen tlie position on the hrauch and 

 the niiinber of teeth in the calyx ** It was impossible to get similar figures 

 for the corolhi, as this falls off verv earl\\ The record for tlie whole of the 

 calyx teeth on two separate branches, inflorescence by inflorescence, starting 

 from the lowest part of the branch, is given below. Where two iiiHorescenees 

 occur at the same level in the branch they have been placed togetlier : 



a 



Branch No, 1, (Plant vigorous, growing wolh) 

 Total number of flowers examined — 840. 



NuniLpr 























Per- 



of 



1 







Tnfl 



urewceiice Nnmlier, 









-Jh- V^ A 



ceiitai»e 



4 . 



caJvx 

 teetli. 



(1) 



(2) 



(3) 



(4) 



(5) 



(G) 



(7) 



(8) 



iS^) 



(10) 



of 



total. 



4 



1 









, 



1 



' 1 









,0'2 



5 







k; 



5 





39 



34 



29 



27 



4 



38 



24-8 . 







16 



27 



6 



19 



101 



7o 



132 



78 



7 



KiO 



C9'0 



7 



2 



1 



1 





12 



11 



10 



1 



3 



7 



5-7 



S 











. 1 





1 







1 



0-4 



Totiil . . 



28 



44 



12 



19 



1 K^'* 

 1 0»j 



121 



172 



lot 



14 



17G 



1 



Bruiicli Xo, 2. (Plant poorer than last, and not very flourishing.) 



Total number of flowers examined — 270, 



Nmnber of 

 calvx teeth. 



4 



(1) 



{21 



II 



ifloresceiice 



Nunil)ei'. 



(D 



(-'i) 



(fO 



Percentage 

 of total. 



4 



1 

 1 



8 





1 



1 



^» 



r 



1 

 1 



1-9 



6 



6 



i),~ 





5 



12 



24 



4 



28-1 



1 



6 



lil 



g;j 





20 



20 



31 



12 



1 



6ja 



m 



7 



1 



10 





t) 



2 



o 



3 



8-n 



8 

 Total . . 



1 



0-4 



2(5 



102 



28 



Jo 



GO 



19 



• In this connection BurkilTs work (Journal I.inn. See, (Eot.) vol. xx.xi. p. 21G) cju 

 vaiintioTis in the number of Mnniens oikI cari els is interesting. IIu tb e? not. lu-^ever. dt al 

 with variation in the coroUn or caljx oi" flowers. See also Ilaacke^ Biol. Centralhl. 189G, 



