. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. Plants; Fertilization of plants. 112 HETEEOSTYLED DIMOEPHIO PLANTS. Chap. IlL pollen in the same manner from other long-styled plants, and were thus illegitimately fertilised. They produced 14 seeds, or only 4-66 per flower-head. Two flower-heads on short-styled plants received pollen in like manner from long-styled flowers, and were thus legitimately fertiUsed. They produced 8 seeds, or 4 per flower-head. Fig. Dpper figure, the long-styled form; lower figure, the short-styled. Some of the anthers hare dehisced, others have no
. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. Plants; Fertilization of plants. 112 HETEEOSTYLED DIMOEPHIO PLANTS. Chap. IlL pollen in the same manner from other long-styled plants, and were thus illegitimately fertilised. They produced 14 seeds, or only 4-66 per flower-head. Two flower-heads on short-styled plants received pollen in like manner from long-styled flowers, and were thus legitimately fertiUsed. They produced 8 seeds, or 4 per flower-head. Fig. Dpper figure, the long-styled form; lower figure, the short-styled. Some of the anthers hare dehisced, others have not. POLYaONUM PAGOPTRUM. (From H. MuUer.) Four heads on short-styled plants similarly received pollen from other short-styled plants, and were thus illegitimately fertilised. They produced 9 seeds, or 2 • 25 per flower-head. The results from fertilising the flower-heads in the above imperfect manner cannot be fully trusted; but I may state that the four legitimately fertilised flower-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. New York : D. Appleton
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