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win, suddenly turned one year into a single white kind, and a chrysanthemum has been seen to bear both yellow and white flowers. It will be observed in the accompanying table that in all families in which yellow flowers are common, white are also common, except in the Hyperaceæ, which contain no white-flowered species. Some species of mustard regularly fade to white, while many white flowers

 

The Predominant Colors of the Flowers of Ranunculaceæ to Cornaceæ in the Northern States.

	Yellow.	White.	Red.	Blue.	Green.	Total.
Ranunculaceæ	19	19	2	14	6	60
Magnoliaceæ	1	4	• •	• •	1	6
Anonaceæ	• •	• •	• •	1	• •	1
Menispermaceæ	• •	2	• •	• •	1	3
Berberaceæ	2	3	• •	• •	1	6
Nymphæeaceæ	3	2	• •	1	• •	6
Sarraceniaceæ	1	• •	• •	1	• •	2
Papveraceæ	4	2	2	• •	• •	8
Fumariaceæ	2	3	2	1	• •	8
Cruciferæ	17	37	2	5	4	65
Capparidaceæ	• •	1	• •	• •	• •	1
Resedaceæ	1	• •	• •	• •	• •	1
Violaceæ	4	6	• •	8	• •	18
Cistaceæ	4	• •	• •	• •	4	8
Droseraceæ	• •	3	1	• •	• •	4
Hyperaceæ	18	• •	2	• •	• •	20
Elatinaceæ	• •	• •	• •	• •	1	1
Caryophyllaceæ	• •	32	15	• •	6	53
Portulaceæ	1	• •	3	1	• •	5
Malvaceæ	5	4	10	3	• •	22
Tiliaceæ	• •	2	• •	• •	• •	2
Camilliacæe	• •	2	• •	• •	• •	2
Linaceæ	3	• •	• •	1	• •	4
Geraniaceæ	3	2	2	6	• •	13
Rutaceæ	• •	2	• •	• •	1	3
Anarcardiaceæ	1	• •	• •	• •	5	6
Vitaceæ	• •	• •	• •	• •	7	7
Rhamnaceæ	• •	3	• •	• •	4	7
Celastraceæ	• •	• •	• •	2	1	3
Sapindaceæ	2	2	2	• •	5	11
Polygalaceæ	2	3	4	5	• •	14
Leguminosæ	19	28	6	61	2	116
Rosaceæ	19	44	13	2	2	80
Calycanthaceæ	• •	• •	• •	3	• •	3
Saxifragaceæ	2	20	• •	1	13	36
Crassulaceæ	2	3	1	2	1	9
Hammelaceæ	1	1	• •	• •	1	3
Halorageæ	• •	• •	• •	• •	9	9
Onagraceæ	15	2	4	5	4	30
Melastomaceæ	• •	• •	• •	3	• •	3
Lythraceæ	• •	1	• •	8	• •	9
Loasaceæ	1	• •	• •	• •	• •	1
Cactaceæ	3	• •	• •	• •	• •	3
Passifloraceæ	1	1	• •	• •	• •	2
Cucurbitaceæ	• •	2	• •	• •	1	3
Umbelliferæ	8	33	• •	2	2	45
Araliaceæ	• •	3	• •	• •	3	6
Cornaceæ	• •	11	• •	• •	2	13
Total	164	283	71	136	87	741