8 DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLOWER 
PASSIFLORA KERMzrsINA.—Pl. 3. 
Stage I.—1. Bud: one stipule removed, a. leaf, b. ten- 
dril, c. flower bud. ‘ 
2. Flower bud detached, a. a. a. — b. b. sepals. 
3. Same, bractez removed. 
4. 5. 6. Ditto, various views. 
At this period the leaves are conduplicate, the lamina a 
mere strip on either side of centre of midrib, the bracts 
have no distinct margin, and one central bundle of vessels, 
from which a few rudimentary veins proceed chiefly on the 
largest side. No trace of division of the floral disc. 
Stage II.—1. Bud, etc. one stipule removed, a. leaf, 5. 
cirrhus, c. flower bud, d. d. d. bractez. 
2. Flower bud, d. d. d. bractex, e. sepal. 
3. Same, bractez removed, sepals now distinctly ‘carinate. 
- 4. Bud, two sepals removed, a. a. a. sepals, b. b. b. b. b. 
petals, c. c. c. c. c. inner S-lohed undulated annulus: 
origin of stamina. 
Sepals now. veinless; margin of stipule Mena teeth, 
glandular looking, lamina more reticulate, bracts with slight 
tendency to be toothed: with one central but no lateral 
veins; in outermost ones the vein is complete nearly to the 
' apex. 
-© Stage I1II.—1. Flower bud. 
2. Same, bractez*removed. 
3. Same, 3 petals removed. 
4. Vertical view, stamine and petals. 
5. Petals removed. 
Stipules, : 
VI. Considerably advanced. 
1. Flower bud ; 2, same, bractez removed. 
3. Same, sepals removed ; 4, do. another view. 
5. Do. petals spread out; 6, view of flower. 
2. Anterior petals deflexed ; 3, staminz removed. 
