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Fig. I. — A flower of Erylhroniiim propullans with four perianth segments and 

 four stamens, showing the pronounced difference in the lengths of the two sets of 

 stamens. Fig. 2. A flower with five perianth segments and five stamens, two of 

 which are long and three short. Fig. 3. Three plants of E. propullans showing 

 flowers with four, five and six perianth segments. On two of the plants the 

 young offshoot can be distinctly seen. 



