. The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects . can receive theirown pollen, in case the supply, which they were originallyintended to receive from another plant, should fail. It is notfor us to say here whether these views — any or all of them —are wholly unobjectionable. Our chief object in these pages isnot to discuss theories, but to inform the reader of all that hasbeen learned about the plants we introduce to him, and to directhis attention to matters which may be likely to interest him. We have ourselves noticed that in some se
. The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects . can receive theirown pollen, in case the supply, which they were originallyintended to receive from another plant, should fail. It is notfor us to say here whether these views — any or all of them —are wholly unobjectionable. Our chief object in these pages isnot to discuss theories, but to inform the reader of all that hasbeen learned about the plants we introduce to him, and to directhis attention to matters which may be likely to interest him. We have ourselves noticed that in some seasons only the twolower flowers mature seed, and the failure of the others to bereproductive may have some relation to the heteromorphic con-dition reported by Mr. Wheeler. The specimen from which our drawing was made came fromPennsylvania. Explanation of the Plate. — i. Complete plant, with the bulb or corm. — 2. Capsule,with a portion cut awa), showing the position and small number of the seeds. — 3. Ver-tical section of seed-vessel, showing its triangular form. — 4. Mature seed. Plate 4i. Arpt\f^ntttm TBTHHOMANES.
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