pistillody

It is necessary also to distinguish between the veritable augmentation of the pistil and the semblance of it, brought about by the substitution of carpels for some other organs, as pistillody of the stamens, and even of the segments of the perianth, is not very unfrequent, as has already been stated under the head of substitution.

Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters

The pistillody of the stamens is frequently [373] combined with another deviation in the poppies.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

In the lecture on the pistillody of the poppies we limited ourselves to the selection of the finest individuals and showed that there is always

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

Here the analogy with the pistillody of the poppies and with the "five-leaved" clover is obvious.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

On one of the beds I left all the germinating plants untouched and nearly 500 of them flowered, but among them 360 were almost without pistillody, and only 10 had full crowns.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

A sunny exposure is one of the most essential requisites, and in some attempts to cultivate my poppies in the shade, I found the pistillody strongly reduced, not a single full crown being found in the whole lot.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

Suffice to say, that the results all point in the same direction, and that pistillody of the poppies always clearly responds to the treatment, especially to external conditions during the first few weeks, that is, during the period of sensitiveness.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891