74 
and half of it marked with impressions, and number 1 is smooth 
altogether. Knowing this, one will always to able to make out 
the full developed flower, what had been the position of the 
individual lobes during bud stage. 
Fig. 10 will give an idea of the relative 
gn Tn: position of the five lobes. 
3 Finally we must mention the bracteae: 
= dry, dark brown covering scales, most of 
which originate from the base of the peri- 
goneal tube, whereas some few of them spring 
Fig. 10. from the margin of the cupula. When the 
flower has opened, these scales have fulfilled their mission as 
protectors of the bud and soon disappear leaving small vestiges 
only. They will be more full treated of further on, when the 
development of the buds is being considered. 
SIZE OF THE FLOWER. 
I have had the opportunity of seeing 7 fresh flowers, namely 
3 male and 4 female ones, and he measurements taken from 
them are as follows: 
1) Male flower, observed on 22/720 in the growing place D, 
a couple of days old. Diameter 75 eM. 
2) Male flower, obs. on 3/620 in the gr. pl. E, about a week 
old. Diameter 74 eM. 
3) Male flower, obs. on 29/4 ’20 in gr. pl. A. Diameter 70 cM. 
4) Female flower, obs. on 27/420 in gr. pl. A. Diam. 72 cM. 
5) Female flower, obs. on 26/320 in gr. pl. B. Diam. 64 cM. 
6) Female flower obs. on 26/320 in gr. pl. B. Diameter 55 
and 45 cM. in opposite directions. 
7) Female flower, obs. on 26/3720 in gr. pl. B. Diam. 55 and 
44 cM. in opposite directions. 
SMELL OF THE FLOWER. 
The flowers of both sexes give off a certain odour, which can 
be perceived immediately after the flower has opened, and which 
will increase slightly till the second and third day, after which 
it decreases. Even at its climax however the scent is not at 
