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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1886 And we may conclude, after a whole study of the subject, that in many cases superimposed stamens are the development of theoretical axial buds at the base of the petals, and not the result of an interjection of an extra whorl of leaves for which there would be no warrant in phyllotaxy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.