. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. Plants; Fertilization of plants. Chap. I. PRIMULA VBRIS. 27 capsules, whether good or bad, from the legitimately and illegitimately fertilised flowers, we find that the former contained seeds by weight compared with the latter as 50 to 24, or as 100 to 48; but if all the poor capsules are rejected, of which many were produced by the illegitimately fertilised flowers, the propor- tion is 54 to 35, or as 100 to 65. In this and all other cases, the relative fertility of the two kinds of union Fig. 2. Legitimate union. Complete fertil


. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. Plants; Fertilization of plants. Chap. I. PRIMULA VBRIS. 27 capsules, whether good or bad, from the legitimately and illegitimately fertilised flowers, we find that the former contained seeds by weight compared with the latter as 50 to 24, or as 100 to 48; but if all the poor capsules are rejected, of which many were produced by the illegitimately fertilised flowers, the propor- tion is 54 to 35, or as 100 to 65. In this and all other cases, the relative fertility of the two kinds of union Fig. 2. Legitimate union. Complete Legitimate union. Complete 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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