SEXUALITY OF THE STEAWBEERY. 13 



From some unknown cause the F. Virginiana and 

 the F. elatior or Hautbois Strawberry of Europe occa- 

 sionally give varieties 

 in which the stamens 

 or male organs are un- 

 developed or entirely 

 wanting, and these uni- 

 sexual plants have long 

 been known as pistil- 

 lates; the Hovey Straw- 

 berry being one of the 

 first to attract special 

 attention in this coun- 

 try. Fig. 2 represents 

 pistillate flower of the 



Fig. 4.-PERFECT FLOWBR. ^^ ^ and in Fig> 3 



the same enlarged. By comparing these with Fig. 4, 9 

 perfect flower, and the same enlarged in Fig. 5, the 

 difference may readily be seen. 



Fig. 5. iEBFKCT FLOWER, ENLARGED. 



