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THE STRUCTURE OF FLOWERS. 



by distinct plants. The difference, however, being only two 

 in each ease, is practically inappreciable. 



Of the other genera, Linum shows a slight inclination in 

 favour of short-styled; but as this genus is exceedingly 

 barren when illegitimately fertilised, the results here given 

 of that plant are insufficient for deducing conclusions ; at 

 all events, these tables show that the long-styled form is 

 certainly more prolific when illegitimately fertilised, than the 

 short-styled form vyhen similarly treated.* 



Eeferring to the column of Differences in the first table, 

 it will be noticed that two of the four marked (■)•) of the long- 

 styled are considerable, namely, P. veris and Sottonia ; but the 



* Mr. Darwin noticed that this was the case with the genns PrirmUa 

 {Z.C., p. 48). 



