NOTES. 
A BISEXUAL ‘ GYMNOSPERMOUS ’ BEGONIA.— Cases of teratologica 
interest, both floral and vegetative, are not infrequently exhibited by Begonias, but the 
instance here figured and alluded to is as unique as it is rare. 
Begonia semperjlorens , var . gigantea, Lemoine. i. Abnormal flower x 3 §, showing stamens, 
styles, and exposed ovuliferous placentas. 2. Stamen with subacute connective, x 10. 3. Style, 
x 5- 
It represents a bisexual flower of B. semperjlorens var. giganlea, a floriferous 
garden hybrid ( B . semperjlorens x B. Lynchiana ), having the gynaecium entirely 
[Annals of Botany, Vol. XXVI. No. CIV. October, 1912. 
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