430 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [MAY 
Some of the ovules which were killed in the early stages were 
examined and found to contain an embryo sac of the lily type. The 
Fic. 2.—The vascular arrangement at the midrib of the carpel 
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Fic. 3.—Diagram of a flower of Cyrtanthus against the ovary (dotted line), show- 
ing the relation between the vascular conditions and the parts of the flower; p, petals 
$, sepals; c, carpels. 
antipodals, synergids, and egg showed no departures from this 
type in the mature stage of the gametophyte; the development 
up to this stage was not seen. 
