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blossom at the same stage, and in the same condition in every part but one. The 
style, it is to be observed, is in this instance black. The thin black threads 
extend from its point right down to the ovary or embryo fruit at the bottom. 
Fig. 3. . Fig. 4. 
That flower is killed by frost, and yet the flower itself, the beautiful petals, and 
the stamens in the centre, are as lovely as ever. The vital spark, however, of 
the fruit which was to have been, is gone—it is dead. 
Fig. 5. Fig. 6. 
Fig. 3 represents a healthy and perfect example of the young embryo fruit 
of the Pear as it exists in its uninjured state. The style in this instance, as in 
fig. 1, is still of the natural pale-green colour, a represents a cross or transverse 
section of the fruit in its perfect state. Fig. 4 represents a young embryo fruit 
of the Pear, also in section at B, showing the effects of the frost after the fruits 
