The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species

by Charles Darwin

138 122
149 50
147 151
109 119
133 138
144 0
-

92 percent of these flowers (probably 100 per cent) yielded capsules. Each capsule contained, on an average, 127.3 seeds.

TABLE 4.24.2. Legitimate union.

12 flowers fertilised by the mid-length stamens of the short-styled. These stamens equal in length the pistil of the mid-styled.

Product of good seed in each capsule.

112 109
130 143
143 124
100 145
33 12
- 141
104

100 percent of these flowers yielded capsules. Each capsule contained, on an average, 108.0 seeds; or, excluding capsules with less than 20 seeds, the average is 116.7 seeds.

TABLE 4.24.3. Illegitimate union.

13 flowers fertilised by the shortest stamens of the long-styled.

83 12
0 19
0 85 seeds small and poor.
- 0
44 0
44 0
45 0