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series to others again show the impossibility of fixing its position. Its relation 

 to the Fariuoste has been referred to before. It is also allied to the Micro- 

 spermse, as analogous facts between the two series are shown in the imperfect 

 staminal whorl in the all families of the Scitaminese and the Orchidacese, and in 

 the floral diagram of Musa and that of Arundina pentandra REICHB. f . 



Finally, he refers to the Microsperni8e' 2) . That this series is related to 

 the Liliiflorte, Farinosa?, Trinridales, Helobia?, and Scitamiuete has already 

 been stated. Consequently, it is a series which should change its position 

 according to different views. I repeat, in this case and in all cases, that 

 their (species, genera, etc.) positions vary with the views taken of them. 

 Change as they do, yet they do not change their positions at random, but do 

 so according to the universal law, which I would call the law of natural 

 relation. 



ENGLEB then makes the following statement^ as to the relation of the 

 series above referred to : 



Aus diesen hier rrar ktirz behandelten Beziehungen der Reihen tind Familien der 

 Monokotyledoneen ergiebt sicla, dass die Anfiinge derselben weit zuriick liegen, class 

 wohl diagrammatise]! einzelne Keihen von anderen abgeleitet werden konnen, im iibri- 

 gen aber noch Grundverschiedenlieiten existieren, \velche die einzelnen Keihen und 

 imch die einzelnen Familien charakterisieren. 



The same statement can be seen in the diagram given by him in p. 373. 

 In my opinion, however, the series we have thus far studied, as we have 

 stated before, are all closely inter-related. Indeed, we are convinced of the 

 existence of a basic unity, instead of the basic difference (Grundverschiedeuheit) 

 mentioned by EXGLER in the above quotations. Their inter-relation and basic 

 unity can be better understood than otherwise, if we accept the participation 

 theory which we have alluded to before. 



Further, ENGLEB proceeds to explain his system of the Dicotyledones. 

 Here he refers to the difference between EICHLEB'S system and his OAVU, and 

 remarks 45 : 



Eine der wesentlicttsten Andervmgen im Systeme der Dikotyledoneen ist zun'tchst 



1) Kat. Pfl.-fam. II 6, p. 75. 2) ENGLEB, A. ErliUiterungen, 1. c. p. 361. 



3) ENGLEK, A. Erliiuterungen, 1. c. p. 361. 



4) ENGLER, A. Erlauterungen, 1. c. p. 362. 



