Ficaria verna , and other Members of the Ranunculaceae . 67 
Table VI. Variation of Corolla and Androecium in 
Ficaria verna. 514 flowers. 
Number of 
Stamens . 
Number of Corolla Segments . 
Totals . 
15 Number of specimens 
4 
5 
6 
2 
7 
5 
8 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
15 
16 
77 
77 
— 
— * 
3 
1 
5 
— 
— 
— 
— 
9 
17 
— - 
2 
4 
6 
— 
— • 
— 
— «• 
12 
18 
7 7 
77 
— 
1 
9 
2 
18 
— * 
— 
— 
— 
30 
T 9 
V 
3 > 
— * 
4 
16 
J 4 
— 
— 
— 
— 
34 
20 
77 
77 
— 
1 
3 
8 
H 
— 
— 
— 
26 
21 
77 
77 
1 
1 
H 
17 
23 
— 
— 
— 
— 
56 
22 
79 
77 
— 
3 
2 
9 
19 
5 
— 
— 
38 
23 
77 
„ 
— • 
1 
7 
1 1 
17 
■ — 
1 
— 
37 
24 
77 
77 
i 
— 
4 
16 
24 
3 
— 
1 
— 
49 
25 
77 
„ 
— 
— 
6 
4 ' 
16 
1 
— - 
— 
27 
26 
77 
77 
— 
— - 
— 
4 
7 
1 
— 
1 2 
27 
77 
77 
— . 
— 
1 
— 
9 
1 
— 
— 
— 
U 
28 
77 
77 
— ■ 
• 2 
5 
14 
— 
— 
— 
— 
21 
29 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— a- 
— 
2 
• — 
— . 
— 
— 
2 
30 
77 
77 
— 
— 
2 
8 
3 
— 
-*■ 
— 
I 3 
3 i 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
-«■ 
*7 
4 
3 
— 
— 
10 
3 2 
77 
77 
— - 

7 
— 
— 
— = 
— 
7 
33 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
10 
1 
— 
— • 
—7 
1 1 
34 
77 
77 
— 
■ 
— 
10 
2 
— 
— 
— * 
1 2 
35 
77 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
1 
— 
— 
— 
3 
36 
7% 
,, 
— 
— 
7 
2 
1 
— * 
— 
10 
37 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
1 
2 
3 
— 
— 
6 
38 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
4 
I 
1 
— 
8 
39 
77 
79 
— 
— 
— 
6 
2 
2 
3 
L3 
40 
77 
7 7 
— 
— ■ 
— 
— 
4 
1 
2 

7 
41 
>7 
77 
— 
— 

— 
2 
3 
2 
• 
7 
42 
77 
77 
— 
— ~ ' 
— 
— * 
3 
3 
— 
0 
43 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
4 
1 
1 
— 
— 
6 
44 
77 
77 
— 
— " 
— 
— 
— - 
2 
— 
1 
— 
3 
45 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
— 
— 
— 
2 
46 
77 
77 
— 
— 
— 
— 7- 
2 
— =• 
— - 
— 
— 
2 
47 
77 
9 7 
— 
— 
— 
I 
1 
— 
1 
— 
— 
3 
48 
,, 
77 
— ■ 
— 
— 
: — i 
— 
2 
— 
— 

2 • 
49 
7. 7 
„ 
— 
— 
— r 
— 
— • 
•— 
— 
— 
50 
7 7 
» 
54 
77 
77 
— 
— 
“ 
— 
1 
— 
1 
60 
77 
77 
-TT 
— 
— 
— 
— 
. — 
I 
■ — ■’ 
— 
t 
63 
9 7 
X7 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
1 
— 
2 
Totals 
• 
2 
9 
6.1 
107 
265 
45 
l8 
7 
O 
514 
Ill, Anemone nemorosa, L. 
Of this species only 154 flowers were dissected, which in view of the 
large number of parts involved is too few to give good variation ‘ curves \ 
These, however, show clearly the tendency for maxima to occur at multiples 
of three (cf. Figs. 14 and 15), a feature that, owing to the small number of 
examples, is somewhat obscured by the overlap of the variations around the 
trimerous maxima. As is well known, the perianth here frequently consists 
of two whorls of three members each ; when, however, a greater number are 
present the orientation of the supernumerary segments warrants the assump * 
tion that here again increase is the outcome of fission (Fig. 16, a). Where, 
however, the number is fewer (e.g. five) the insertion suggests fusion of one 
