individuals being entirely male, and others entirely female ; 

 the latter are the less showy of the two, their flowers not 

 being half the size of those of the males. This is a very 

 singular fact in such a genus as Fuchsia. 



It is not however here that the tendency to a separation of 

 the sexes is for the first time remarked. According to Pro- 

 fessor Zuccarini all the small-flowered Mexican species, with 

 enclosed stamens, are polygamous, and this has no doubt 

 influenced that distinguished Botanist in separating them from 

 Fuchsia, under the name of Encliandra, (iyKXelco I enclose, 

 and avrjp a male). Whether or not such characters suffice 

 to constitute a genus separate from Fuchsia is doubtful, but 

 at all events they form an excellent sectional distinction. 



Fig. A. is a section of a male flower ; B. of a female. 



