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hecomiiig abortho. foiTiiiiic ii<> seeds : in the rest of th(» flowers stamens and 

 pistils rudimentary or none, or so rudimentary as to appear absent. It 

 sliould be remembered that the radiant flowers of the fertile plants fre- 

 quently bear stamens and pistils, the latter abortin,si. 



Plants under consideration originated in nature from the fertile species, 

 probably as a seed mutant or l»ud sjiort. They did not originate in cultiva- 

 tion. 



If certain forms or varieties of IIiidniDf/cd (irhorcsrcus merit the name 

 "Hills of Snow," var. .^Icrilix should lie known in Ihe garden as "Moun- 

 tains of Snow." 



In the near future a closer study will be nnide of the species in its nat- 

 ural habitat, along with the sterile variety. Owing to the conspicuous ai> 

 pearance of var. sterilis among the fertile si>ecies. the occasional si>ecimens 

 are readily found by plant lovers and removed to cultivation. As a result 

 this variety is very rare in this vicinity at present. In the opinion of the 

 writer the form or forms advertised by florists as Hydramiea grandiflora 

 may probably be cultivated specimens of var. sterilis. 



