May, 1901] 
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form of flowers and leaves almost without exception, the second 
(and third when present) do the same; if one varies in any respect 
rarely does the remainder fail to follow suit. This can be seen in 
the tabulation where two or more stems are indicated — both or all 
are given (except in Nos. 29, 30 and 49) as observed, in the successive 
serial numbers. Another instance of the persistency of an idiosyn- 
cracy, as we may call it, was observed in some Syndesmons taken 
from the woods by a gardener at Springfield, Ohio, over forty years 
ago. The flowers were bountifully double, and the plants have each 
year since faithfully presented the same striking peculiarity. 
The tabulation that follows is based on specimens from Toledo 
(Lucas Co.), Nos. 1-30; from St. Marys (Auglaize Co.), Nos. 31-48; 
from Steubenville (Jefferson Co.), Nos. 49-65; from West Mansfield 
(Logan Co.), Nos. 66-76; from Rendville (Perry Co.), Nos. 77-88; and 
from Columbus, Nos. 89-100. The number of stems to each plant is 
given in the second column; then follow in order the number of 
flowers to each stem, the number of simple leaves with length of 
their petioles in milimeters , the number of compound leaves with 
length (also in milimeters) of their petioles and finally of their 
petiolules. 
TABULATION. 
No. 1 Stems 2 FIs. 4 Simp. lvs. 1 Pet. 8 Comp. lvs. 2 Pet. 14 Petl. 3-8 
ft 
2 
it 
2 
1 1 
3 
it 
1 
it 
4 
ft 
1 
“ 4 
2-3 
ft 
3 
it 
1 
it 
3 
it 
1 
tt 
4 
tt 
1 
“ 4 
it 
2-3 
41 
4 
tt 
2 
ti 
4 
tt 
1 
if 
10 
2 
“ 9 
1 1 
3-7 
tt 
5 
it 
2 
i i 
3 
ft 
0 
ft 
— 
tt 
2 
“ 3 
it 
0-2 
tt 
6 
it 
1 
it 
3 
it 
0 
it 
— 
tl 
2 
“ 6 
ti 
3-6 
it 
7 
it 
1 
it 
3 
it 
1 
ii 
13 
tt 
1 
“ 15 
tt 
6-6 
4 * 
8 
it 
2 
tt 
4 
it 
1 
ti 
12 
if 
2 
“ 12 
tt 
3-7 
it 
9 
tt 
2 
it 
4 
tt 
1 
tt 
3 
it 
2 
“ 3 
ii 
2-3 
it 
10 
tt 
3 
tt 
4 
t f 
1 
ti 
11 
ft 
o 
“ 12 
it 
2-4 
it 
11 
it 
3 
i4 
4 
ti 
0 
ft 
— 
it 
3 
“ 6-7 
tt 
2-4 
it 
12 
tt 
3 
it 
4 
tt 
0 
it 
— 
it 
3 
“ 2-3 
ii 
1-2 
tt 
13 
tt 
2 
it 
4 
tt 
3 
tt 
6 
tt 
0 
it 
it 
— 
it 
14 
1 1 
2 
ti 
3 
tt 
2 
tt 
6 
tt 
0 
it 
tt 
— 
it 
15 
if 
3 
tt 
4 
it 
1 
tt 
9 
tt 
2 
“ 9 
if 
2-5 
it 
16 
it 
3 
tt 
4 
f i 
1 
tt 
8 
ft 
2 
“ 7 
it 
2-4 
it 
17 
it 
3 
tt 
4 
it 
0 
tt 
— 
ft 
3 
“ 3 
tt 
1-2 
it 
18 
it 
2 
tt 
5 
ti 
1 
tt 
6 
tt 
3 
“ 8 
tt 
2-5 
tt 
19 
ft 
2 
1 1 
3 
ti 
2 
ft 
3 
ft 
0 
1 1 
i f 
— 
tt 
20 
ti 
1 
tt 
3 
ii 
0 
ti 
— 
it 
2 
“ 7 
tt 
2-4 
tt 
21 
it 
1 
ft 
4 
tt 
2 
ti 
4-5 
tt 
1 , 
“ 5 
it 
2-3 
it 
22 
it 
3 
tt 
3 
tt 
0 
tt 
— 
tt 
2 
“ 9 
tt 
3-7 
it 
23 
it 
3 
tt 
3 
(t 
0 
tt 
— 
tt 
2 
“ 6 
tt 
2-3 
it 
24 
it 
3 
tt 
3 
ti 
0 
ft 
— 
tt 
2 
“ 3 
tt 
0-2 
