FLORAL VARIATIONS AMONG SURREY VIOLETS 1438 
that should have borne the staminal-process.. Among this group of 
2-spurred flowers were three of tetramerous symmetry, nee one 
of died possessed an additional omer ry petal. Nine among 
is series i 1000 ies showed an approach towards regularity 
n appearance, by reason of the ee being much shorter than 
at (one ge r) } non- ort of the spur (five flowers) ; or 
the petals being of about the same size (three flowers). Of the 
five flowers characterized by deficiency of the spur, three hii 
all five petals Spee saccate at base; one showed three lower 
petals, each with a protuberance at base ; and the third had one 
petal saccate, and the eae four less distinctly so. 
[have referred to the abundance of abnormal flowers of V’. hirta 
on Albury Downs, in ile 1900, and I oh a here 1000 more at 
the end of March, 1902. The species was only just coming into 
e more 
gathered i in this locality on the oni mer occa more 
exposed situations among the turf, this Aidecens - ee may, 
perhaps, to an extent, “account ‘for the fact that the percentage 
of variations was sm: all; only thirteen .were at all abnormal, 
and the following is a de ta iled account of these ;—1. Hous tals, 
lower spurred as usual, the three others each with a small sac at 
base. 2. Lateral petals each with a rudimentary spur. 3. Five 
sepals and cae petals normal in appearance. Three spurs, the 
lower age the lateral smaller and merely proprugingi: hobwes en 
h 
4, Five sepals; five petals, each with a spur e lower spur 
almost the same size, the two upper smaller = oF BE be- 
tween the sepals. Staminal-processes in the lower spur only. 
5. Five sepals and five petals. Two spurs, lower normal 
r ive sepals and five petals; three distinct spurs, the lower 
normal and with staminal-processes, the lateral smaller and without 
processes. Being provided with three apart he two npper petals 
were se Seat at base. 7. Five sepals and five petals; two spurs, 
lower mal and furnished with sta faininade ged ig : the secon 
lateral aa smaller. The remaining three petals saccate at base. 
saccate. Staminal-processes in lower spur only. 9. Five sepals 
and five petals; upper two petals prominently saccate ; lower three 
spare ; the-normal spur only possessing staminal-processes. 
. Four sepals aud four petals; two spurs, one larger than the 
ea two petals with sacs at base, one of these being large 
enough to be described as a small spur. Four stamens; on 
staminal: process coveleyed piering nore spur. Apparently two 
carpels only. A reduction by o mber in each floral whorl 
11. Five sepals al ce erm ae Fao, ag one emever than the 
other ; one staminal-process entering lower spur. . Five sepals 
and five petals; three spurs, the lateral smaller; oe Wo processes in 
lower spur. 13. Five sepals and five petals; four spurs, lower and 
