ers, which were borne in great numbers. On the other han 
Ricinus communis and Ecbalium Elaterium bore no seed when 
the male flowers were removed before they opened. eas 
Naudin concluded from his observations “that only dicecious 
plants are capable of perfecting seeds without fecundaton, while 
moneecious plants perfect their seed only under the «mfluence of 
Radlkofer, from the cases made known by Naudin and Smith, 
deduced the further law, “ that ovaries which perfect their ~~ 
without fecundation retain their stigmas much longer m ai fertiltt 
condition than is the case when the embryo originates ™m 
of regular fecundation.” tes 
As usual, the majority of naturalists have accepted these state 
ments, promulgated as certain facts. e very cire 
umstance 
that, in the supposed discovery, all those laws which we have 2° 
to the party who believe in a parthenogenesis. oie 
oe of this notice has expressed, in the last a the 
Es modest doubt as 1 * 
accuracy of : i 
served as the basis of an hypothesis of so great welg0) t 
An objection arose in the outset, from the fact re 
1 re 
polygamous, only female plants were mentione®, © a mn, 
surance was given that no male flowers were obserr upon made 
ted 
by Decaisne and Naudin. Although they are not y ig 
clu 
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