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PLANTS I*ROM NEW CALEbONlA. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES, 



Plate 13. 1-4. Acianthus. 1, A, bracteatus liendle, iiat. size. 2. A. corniculatus Reudlo, 



coliium of flower, side view, ^vith front view of appt^ndage above, x5. 3. A, tiamis 

 KeiitUe, nat, size, 4. A, cuUciferm Reiidle, iiat. size. 5-7. Phajiis neocalt'ihuicus 



J ...... ^-.-.v., 6, Jjip flattened, nat, size, 7. Colnmn, xlj. 



8. Flower of Calanthe neocaledonica lieudle, nat, size. 9. Flower of C orcachim 

 Ivcndle, nat, tize, 10. Phrcatia Comptonii Ileiulle. 11. Flower of same^ XlO. 

 12, Lip of flower, xlO, 13. Flower ol Dendrobium Comptonii R^^w^Xq^ nat. .size. 



Rendle. 5, Flower, nat, size, 



Platk 14. Campynema neocaledonicuni Rendle. 1. Plant, nat. size. 2. Opening flower, 



X3. 3. Expanded flower, the stigmas have not yet spread, x3, 4, Front and 

 5. back view of a stamen, xlo, 6, Frnit, x3. 7, Same in vertical section, x3. 

 8. Transverse section of 7, cut at XX. 9. Seed, X8. 



Plate 15* 1-6, Compionella Bale. fiL 1, Portion of plant, nat. size, 2. Flowers, xl* 



3. I^lower, xR. 4. Lon^rilndinal section of ovary, XS. 5. Transverse section of 

 ovarj^, X8. G. Fruit, X4, 7-9. Slontaffticialiiih. fil. 7, Portion of inflorescence, 

 nat. size. 8* Bndj x8. 9. Flower, x8. 



Plate 16, 1-5. Sphenostcmon Comptonii J3alf, fll. 1. Portion of branch, nat, size. 



2. Ground-plan of flo%ver, 3. Flower with portion of calyx and corolla removed, x4, 

 4. StamenSj x4, 5. Loiigitndinal section of ovary, x6, 6-lL Microsemma Comp- 

 tonii 13ak. til. G. Portion of branch, nat. size. 7. Ground-plan of flower. 8. Flower 

 showing ovary, x2. 9. Flower with portion of calyx and corolla removed, x3, 

 10, Longitudinal section of ovary, xG. 11, Transverse section of ovary, xO. 



Plate 17. SaJaciopsis Bak. fil, 1, Portion of branch, nat, size. 2. Flower, x4, 3, Female 



flower with portion of calyx and corolla removed, x4. 4. Longitudinal section of 

 ovary, xL 5. Male flower, x3. C. Stamen, x4. 



I*late 18. Faracryphia Bak. fll. 1, Portion of branch, nat, size, 2. Flower, 



X 3. 



3, Flower witli part of perianth removed, XO. 4. Stamens, x6. 5. Ovary, xC. 

 r>. Transverse section of ovary, x9. 7. Fruit, nat, size, 8. Single carpel, X2. 



Plate 19. Enochoria Bak. fih 1. Leaf, \ nat, size, 2. Portion of inflorescence, J nat. 



size. 3, Flowers, x3. 4* Female flower, x8. 6. Longitudinal section of two 

 ovaries, x8. 0. Transverse section of ovary, x6. 



PlaTK 20. Merismostiyma neocaledonicum S. Moore. 1. Branch, nat. size. 2. Corolla 

 . opened, x3. 3, Ovary in longitudinal section showing the two pendulous ovules, 

 X4. 



Plate 21, 1-7, TropxtUodhe Sealyrs S. Moore, 1, Leaf, % nat. size. 2. Branch bearing 



flowers, nat. size. 3. Flow^er-bud, nat. size. 4. Corolla and stamens, nat, size. 

 6, Part of opened corolla, nat, size. G. Stamen, x3. 7. Ovary in tran&verse .section, 

 X4, 8-lL Trimenia neomledonica Bak, til. 8. Flower^ xC. 9, Same ojiened, 

 X*>. 10, Ovary opened longitudinally, xO. 11. Same in transverse section, xt). 



