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This organ was consequently oblong in section, instead of circu- 

 lar, and it was irregularly 6-lobed in place of 3-lobed. The 

 petals and stamens were broken off, so that their number could 

 not be certainly ascertained, but apparently it was not aug- 

 mented. 



Foliar fission in Polysiichum miinitian. 



The same monstrosity is common in southern California in 

 budded peaches. As many as half the flowers on a tree may 

 exhibit an increase in the number of pistils. Usually there are 



