Structure, etc., of Epiphegus Virginiana. 361 
Number of Number of Buds beyond Additional 
axes of chasmogamic chasmogamic branches of 
inflorescence. flowers. flowers. inflorescence. 
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be. 1s EPA ES Sy ace Or datas cases fe) 
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f EF Sica owt ator Aa deine Sa smears 2\| 
ef Sy ectaet slonine se Disasvssanieons 1|| 
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138 15 
Axes were tagged September 12th and examined first week im Octo- 
ber, and had produced: 
* Thirteen more buds. 
+ Thirteen more buds. 
t Fourteen more buds. 
§ Five more buds. 
|| Flowers were all cleistogamic. 
{ Twelve more buds. 
** Fifteen more buds. 
It was afterwards a matter of regret that all the cleisto- 
gamic flowers on the lower part of axis, as well as those on 
the upper part, had not been counted on the plants whose 
records were kept. 
A series of observations that gave some idea of the 
approximate numerical relation of all flowers, was made 
during a succeeding season. A short résumé of the work 
of the two years is next given. 
In September, 1899, plants of Epiphegus were examined 
in order to ascertain the number of chasmogamic flowers 
produced. An inflorescence shows ordinarily from fifty 
to seventy-five flowers, and quite often over one hundred. 
In several cases one hundred and forty were counted. In 
1902 there was a marked decrease in the number of chas- 
mogamic flowers borne. The character of the season may 
