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DR THOMAS R. FRASER ON STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS. 



greater length than the naked portion, although the difference between them is never 

 great. On consideration of details, it is seen that the tuft is slightly longer than the 

 naked shaft in the smallest and medium sized follicles, and that in the largest follicle the 

 tuft is in some seeds longer and in others shorter than the naked shaft. 



Comose appendages have, however, been met with of greater length than any repre- 

 sented in the above Table (VII.). Not uncommonly they are found slightly over 6 inches 

 in length in large follicles. I give below the measurements of the comose appendages of 

 seeds taken from a follicle 17 inches in length. 







Table VIII. 







Position of Seed in 

 Follicle. 



Comose Appendage. 





Length of Naked 

 Portion. 



Length of Tuft. 



Total Length. 



Size of Seed. 



Top, . 



(2-62 inches. 

 < 2-68 „ 

 1 2-92 „ 



3-25 inches. 

 3-12 „ 

 2-75 „ 



5*87 inches. 



5-8 



5-67 „ 



0-75x0-156 inch. 

 0-84x0-156 „ 

 0-81x0-175 „ 



Middle, 



(2-78 „ 

 \ 2-43 „ 

 (2-31 „ 



3-25 



3-12 „ 

 3-25 „ 



6-03 „ 

 5-55 

 5-56 „ 



0-85x0-156 „ 

 0-75x0-175 „ 

 0-62x0-175 „ 



Base, . 



( 2-34 „ 

 < 2-31 

 ( 2-5 



2-4 



2-31 „ 

 306 „ 



4-74 „ 

 4-62 „ 

 4-56 



0-65x0-14 „ 

 0-65x0156 „ 



The measurements in the Table (VIII.) also give further evidence in favour of the 

 statement that the tufted portion of the comose appendage is generally longer than the 

 naked portion. 



Two or three follicles have been observed in which all the seeds have comose 



appendages of unusually small and uniform size. The dimensions of two entire seeds 



taken from the top, middle, and base, respectively, of one of these follicles were found to 



be as follows : — 



Table IX. 



Position of Seed in Follicle. 



Comose Appendage. 



Size of Seed. 



Weight of 

 Seed. 



Length of 

 Naked Portion. 



Length of 

 Tuft. 



Total Length. 



Top, .... 

 Middle, .... 

 Base, .... 



/ 0-96 inch. 

 1 1-06 „ 



(0-87 „ 

 t 0-93 „ 



f0-78 „ 

 ( 0-87 „ 



1 -03 inch. 

 106 „ 



1-09 „ 

 1-06 „ 



0-81 „ 

 0-87 „ 



1-99 inch 

 212 „ 



1-96 „ 

 1-99 „ 



1-59 „ 



1-74 „ 



0-46x0-12 inch. 

 0-53x0-15 „ 



0-56x012 „ 

 0-5 x0-14 „ 



0-5 xO-15 „ 

 0-5 xO'12 „ 



0-37 grain. 

 0-41 „ 



0-39 „ 

 041 „ 



0-4 „ 

 0-38 „ 



