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The ratio of buds with anthers dehisced to those with anthers 
intact, in the pointed bud stage, was surprisingly close. Probably 
twenty flowers of the straight bud stage, in which the anthers had 
dehisced, were discarded, since it was thought that they might have 
TABLE I 
Flower length (mm.) | “intact” | dchiseed | pollinated 
Straight bud stage 
ry ee he Ts 20 I I 
Oe ea eee re 49 I I 
FO ee aa ets eee 12 I I 
Se eee ae a es I I 
TOs sss 81 4 4 
Pointed bud stage 
One yen ey 18 I I 
1: ESR Ey RTS 44 22 19 
Se eee ee at 4I 37 
ON Gee ee 3 19 19 
YOR Cede ee ee eee Pe ea ek I I 
ROM es 86 84 77 
Hooded bud stage 
Tee ar eee het ie cae I I 
Diva eS 8 8 
Ciera: 2 18 18 
IO gees es I 9 
AO 3 36 36 
Erect standard stage 
Fi cccoupevirerie ss ee: I I 
OE ay ger WORE at ed Eat 2 2 
ere ra reir ou ree 13 13 
AD iae Cis Cle es Cece ys ys poet 4 4 
ce Pare ge ce eee he ey Parres Ene I I 
Bee ee i a I I 
TOM ee 22 22 
been injured by dissection, thereby causing the bursting of the 
anthers. In handling the flowers of the hooded and erect standard 
stages, care was exercised to prevent them from tripping. The 
standard was first removed so as to keep the anthers from striking 
