[B16b]

Jan 31 1867. At last a midstyled O. speciosa has appeared — Stigma stands between the 2 sets of anthers — rather below the middle point corresponding with position of longest stamen in long-styled & [distinct] in short-styled. The stigma of long-styled is fully twice as large as that of short-st owing chiefly to greater length of branched filaments; that of mid-styled is intermediate in size. The longest stamen, with slight variability, of mid long-sty correspond on height with stigma of long-styled—

Middle lengthed stamen is

Or say we have stamens of these lengths & these correspond with stigma (with slight variability) with pistils of 3 lengths

Description

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[B16bv]

(White wool, 1 flower of mid-styled (injured) & fert 8 Legitimately by pollen of Long-styled.)

[B17]

Pollen — Dry

Midstyled {    From Dates Long-styled {     Short-styled {

longer stamen 16-17/7000 say about 16/7000 Shorter-stamen 11-12/7000 say about 12/7000   longer stamen 14/7000 say 14/7000 Shorter-stamen 12-12 1/2/7000 say 12/7000 longer stamen 15-16/7000 say about 16/7000 Shorter-stamen 12-13/7000 say about 12/7000

 

Hence according to length of stamens the larger diameter is as 8, 7, & 6. — And in the 2 sets of anther in mi same flowers of mid- & short-styled as 8 to 6 & as 4 to 3, which difference is the diameter of an oval is extremely conspicuous.