388 Dr. Dickie on a Monstrous Form 



In the first example mentioned in the Table the stamens were 

 converted into petals^ the central fasciculus of vessels in each bi- 

 furcating upwards, each branch losing itself in a small crested 

 process. The buds occupying the centre of the flower are worthy 

 of being ^escribed in detail. 



No. 1. Calyx 4-cleft, very irregular, coloured blue; corolla 

 4-cleft ; stamens 3, their connectives prolonged each into a small 

 petaloid process ; ovary cleft half way and inclosing another which 

 was trifid at the apex, one of the pieces producing perfect pollen, 

 in its interior six rows of ovules. 



No. 2. Cal3rx very irregular ; corolla 6-cleft ; stamens 5, alter- 

 nating with the divisions of the corolla ; the place of the sixth 

 stamen occupied by an ovary, open half way at the outer side, 

 5-cleft at the apex, and bearing ten rows of ovules. 



No. 3. Calyx 4-cleft, irregular ; corolla 4-cleft, regular ; sta- 

 mens four, petaloid ; instead of an ovary a corolla 4-cleft, having 

 five stamens and a small ovary bearing ovules. 



No. 4. Calyx 4-cleft, very irregular and petaloid ; corolla 4-cleft, 

 with four alternating stamens, some wholly, others partially con- 

 verted into petals ; in place of an ovary a flower-bud with 4-cleft 

 calyx, corolla 3-cleft, stamens four, and ovary of the usual struc- 

 ture. ^ 



No. 5. All the parts petaloid. 



No. 6. Calyx very irregular, 6-cleft ; corolla 3-cleft, with three 

 imperfect stamens ; ovary 3-cleft at apex, open half way down ; 

 ovules natural. 



No. 7. Same as the preceding. 



In flower No. 2. of the Table there were between the calyx and 

 corolla numerous bodies, some green, others blue, of various forms 

 mixed up with ovaries, bearing perfect ovules. The flower-buds 

 and separate ovaries, occupying the place of the natural ovary, 

 were pedunculated -, the ovules were mostly imperfect, being com- 

 posed each of a single tough cellular membrane, the cells with 

 abundance of starch globules ; others were converted each into a 

 mass of lobed green cellular tissue. In one instance a flat spa- 

 thulate leaf had its edges occupied by numerous ovules. 



In flower No. 5. (see Table) the place of the pistil was occupied 

 by a flower-bud, its cahjx of two large lobes (opposite the two 

 large divisions of the outer calyx), corolla of two divisions alter- 

 nate with those of the calyx, one petaloid stamen, ovary partially 

 petaloid, of two divisions alternate with those of the corolla, on 

 its walls numerous ovules ; it inclosed also a corolla of two divi- 

 sions, with two stamens and a perfect ovary. 



In flower No. 8. of the Table the centre was occupied by four 

 ovaries and two flower-buds closely embracing another ovary. 

 These four ovaries were nearly of the usual form, each supported 



