458 ME. W. BIDIE ON THE 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate XYI. 



Fig. 1. Terminal portion of a monstrous state of Verbascum nigrum, L., bearing 

 proliferous shoots which occupy the position of the axile placenta. 

 2. Malformed flower from the uppermost part of the inflorescence. 



Plate XVII. 

 Fig. 1. Monstrous Verbascum nigrum, L., malformed flower from the superior 



part of the inflorescence. 

 Figs. 2 and 5. Malformed flowers from a lower position on this portion of the 



plant. 

 Fig. 3. An open malformed carpel, from a flower similar to that of fig. 2. 

 4. An abortive stamen, from a flower represented in fig. 1. 



6. The lower portion of the inflorescence of Verbascum nigrum, L. The 



axes in the flowers borne by this part are arrested or still enclosed 

 within the enlarged ovaries. 



7. Flower with ovary entirely, closed. 



8. Flower with ovary open at one side, allowing a tuft of leaves to pro- 



trude. 



9. Flower with ovary open above, allowing two opposite tufts of leaves to 



protrude. 



10. Flower in which the carpels are entirely free. The axis is covered with 



ball-like flower-buds, and is terminated above by a tuft of minute 

 leaves. 



11. A carpellary leaf of flower represented by fig. 10. 



12. A flower-bud from fig. 5, enlarged. The dissections are mostly some- 



what enlarged. 



Remarks oil the Indian Coffee-Leaf Disease. By Mr. "William 

 Bidie, in a Letter addressed to, and communicated by, Joiin 

 Camekon, F.L.S., Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, 

 Bangalore. 



[Read February 3, 1881.] 



Bangalore, Bee. 29, 1880. 



The Coorg country is situated in the Western Ghats, between 



N. lat, 11° 55' and 12° 50' and E. long. 75° 25' and 76° W. The 

 European enterprise in coffee has wholly developed in Coorg 

 within the last twenty-five years ; and no disease was observed 

 till four or five years ago. Mr. Bidie seems to think (and this is 



