342 CALAMARIEAE. 



we say a family difference. All that we learn then in this way is, that 

 in Calamariae we are dealing with a more copiously differentiated series 

 of forms than appears to be the case at first sight. Hence so long as 

 the existence of female flowers or seed of Calamodendrae is not clearly 

 demonstrated, and so long as the difficulties here discussed cannot be 

 quite removed, we shall be obliged to maintain the sceptical position 

 previously described. 



