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usual. Three very narrow cells, one much wider than the other 
two (Fig. 33). 
g): Legit: Dr. Hodis: Lamy cosa ws , Aug. 1919. 
The same case as before, but the pericarp missing. 
Finally we have to draw attention to a fresh case of super- 
numerary nuts with reduced size, on which to expatiate would 
be superfluous '). 
BIGNONTACEAE. 
Arrabidaea? spec. 
Legit Mrs. Lane in horto Dr. J. C. Koninespercer, Dec. 1915. 
a) Hexamerous flower (six stamens). 
6) Pentamerous. , (4 stamens) normal condition. 
) » » with four normal stamens and one as 
in fig. 34. 
d) » with four stalked petaloid stamens (fig. 34). 
Aceording to Dr. Smrrap the normal flower is pentamerous 
with four stamens (0). 
GESNERACEAE. 
Saintpaullia ionantha Wendl. 
Culta by Dr. Smira in suo horto. Variety c’). 
Fresh instances of lost stamens reappearing. 
As is well known the Gesneraceae generally produce 5 a imatiare: 
all being antisepalous. In Saintpaullia this number sinks to 2. 
As in 1915 several flowers now sent were found to possess 3 
to 5 stamens. 
Other flowers showed moreover 1 of 2 antipetalous stamens, 
only these are to be considered as supernumerary, having evidently 
been split off by petals. = 
For completeness’ sake we draw atinsitéan: to one flower that 
is wholly destitute of stamens. 
_ 1) Swirn in Teysmannia 1919, p. 292. é 
- 2) This publication, 2e Série, Vol. XIV, p. 92. — 
