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EXPLANATION OF TEXT FIGURES. 
Allof the figures are diagrammatic. 
Figure 1.— Capsicum annuum grossum. a—c, ‘* Monstrous.’? d—e, 
«Golden King.” f,  Bell.”? Ina and c the carpel-like bodies (1), seen 
at the apex of the torus surrounded by seeds (2), probably originated by 
central prolification. In b the body from a is seen in longitudinal sec- 
tion, showing the thickness of the walls. Inc is also to be seen & care 
pel-like body (3), probably originating by pistillody of anovule. Slight 
adesmy of the carpels is represented, from above, in d, and in longitudi- 
nal section in the two halves of the same fruit, in e. The torus of this 
fruit was abnormally large and almost the entire cavity of the fruit was 
filled with large, irregularly rounded fruit-like bodies (1). The origin 
of these bodies is uncertain. Inf an irregularly rounded fruit-like 
structure (1) is seen at the apex of the torus surrounded by seeds. 
Figure 2.— Capsicum annuum grossum. g—h, “ Bell.’” i—l, “ Golden 
King.”’?’ m—n, ‘‘ Monstrous.’’ o—p, “ Bell.’? In g half of the fruit wall 
is removed to show the torus bearing seeds (2), and a large flattened 
carpel-like body (1), originating by ecblastesis or by pistillody of an 
ovule. In h the same condition prevails but here the body is linear. In 
j seven linear bodies (1), originating by ecblastesis or by pistillody of 
ovules, are seen. j—k represent various forms of carpel-like bodies 
removed from the fruits, sometimes with a block of the torus. 
Figure 8, — Central prolification of the fruits in Passiflora gracilis. a, 
Fruit with two carpel-bearing pedicels. b, Carpel-bearing pedicel 
removed from fruit, c, Fruit with single included pedicel. d, Diagram 
of cross section of fruit, with two carpel-bearing pedicels, such as 1s 
shown in a, showing irregular arrangement of included carpels. 
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