METAMORPHOSIS. 125 



Skpalodt. — There is a second type of wheat-ear 

 carnation, sent by Mr. Chittenden, in which the leaves 

 composing the entire structure are, to judge by their 

 larger size and relatively greater breadth, sepals and 



Fig. 114. — Galanthus nivali'.- (Snowdrop). Virescent flower (on right) 

 showing the following changes: All floral members transformed 

 into greenish leaves ; " inferior ovary " absent owing to solution of 

 perianth-leaves therefrom ; the pendulous flower has become erect. 

 A normal flower (on left) for comparison. (Mingay photo.) 



not bracts. The whole structure is also much less 

 elongated and much greater in diameter (PL XLI, 



fig- !)• 



Rendle describes flowers of the fine-leaved heath 



(Erica cinerea) which consisted of nothing but great 



numbers of red foliar organs which were probably 



sepals. 



