ON MALFORMATIONS IN FUCHSIA GLOBOSA. 395 
On Malformations in Fuchsia globosa. By Dr. J. C. Costerus. 
(Communicated by Dr. Masters, F.R.S., F.L.S.) 
(Read 6th December, 1888.] 
(Prates LVII.-LX.) 
Introduction. 
In the following pages I have attempted to give an enumera- 
tion and description of the principal malformations in Fuchsia 
globosa. As will be seen, the monstrosities are arranged accord- 
ing to the organs which are affected. Though in this way the 
same flower is sometimes dealt with in different sections, and con- 
sequently it does not at once give all the malformations belong- 
ing to any one flower, still this method of arrangement presents 
the advantage of affording a true idea of the extent of the 
modification to which every single part is subjected. Occasion- 
ally, however, a description of the whole of a malformed flower 
will be given, viz. in cases in which all or nearly all its parts are 
affected at the same time. Although, generally speaking, the 
observations refer to Fuchsia globosa only, remarks about other 
species are not excluded. As to the question which varieties of 
Fuchsia have yielded me the greatest material, it must be said that 
for various reasons I have thought it better not to give names. 
In the first place it is very difficult to discover the true names 
of many varieties of Fuchsia, and secondly it is hardly possible to 
distinguish the flowers after immersion in alcohol. Moreover, it 
must be observed, that most of the authorities quoted merely 
speak of Fuchsia, without adding any particulars from which 
the name may be inferred ; but my principal reason arises from 
the circumstance that the various kinds are not accurately known 
as regards their origin. It is well known that the name of Fuch- 
sia globosa was first given to a plant of which the flowers had 
a scarlet calyx and brownish-violet petals. Very soon after its 
introduction (about 1830) the flower attracted a good deal of 
attention, and easily got a prominent place next to Fuchsia 
coccinea, the first species of this genus that appeared in Euro- 
peau gardens (1788). Though Fuchsia globosa is certainly of 
American origin, yet there is some obscurity about its earliest 
history. It is still a moot point whether it is a good species, or 
à hybrid of Fuchsia macrostemma, Ruiz & Pav., from Chili—as for 
