[A7]

Give the case of blunder after waste of pollen in dioicous plants - Give Dichogamous case of Sprengel of waste of pollen in 1 male yet I think only one or 2 seeds to each truss) & I think in each ovary there are several ovules?

"Oh, it will be said, for Hive & Humble-bees" then why so many thousands of other insects killed by sticky scale in buds.

In Art. Avortement in Dict. Class of Hist. [illeg] will be final account of abortion of ovules

[A7r]

Horse-chesnut May 21. Early March flowering dry pollen elliptical 9/000 long (Weak eye-piece)

1/4 tint closer

After water spherical

some mainly transparent

some brown matter within

Mostly white matter within 7 to 8/0000 in diameter

I looked at scores of flowers on several trees all males, yet with pollen bursting on some anthers only male flowers at base of each side stalk

In buds female flowers pistil projects beyond anthers in male beneath anther [illeg] Anther same appearance on both sexes - Even in bud stigma withered in male, no style in male.