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little Fuchsia kirkit, a native of the Great Barrier Island, 
but which is now to be found in cultivation in many gardens. 
Notice the beautiful little flowers, brimful of nectar and quite. 
destitute of petals. The berry is large, pink or purplish-red, ; 
with the cells hollow in the centre, and 
containing very numerous seeds. 
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Tig. 68. Flowers of ; ’ 
Fuchsia kirkii. | Fig. 69. Flowering branch of Hpilobiane, 
munmularifolium. 
_ (b.) Tu the native species of Epilobiam ox willow-herbs, . 
the long inferior ovary ripens into a slender linear capsule - 
opening throughout its whole length by 4 valves, which be-. 
come ultimately recurved and often twisted. ‘The little seeds. 
lie in a single row within each valve, and each one is furnished , 
at the apex with ay 
tuft of fine silky., 
hairs, forming an_ 
apparatus which en- 
ables the wind to. 
scatter it. 
Fig. 72. Seed of 
Hipilobunn: 
Fig,70. Longitudinal rm 
* gection of Hpilo- Fig. 71. Capsule of » 
_ bium. . : Hipilobiuum. 
 (¢.) Compare with this type the flowers of Godetia, Clarkia, or 
(Hnothera, which are so commonly to be found in gardens. Note the 
differences in the fruit. = . ee = —s 
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