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observation; but judging from the figure given of it by Sir Robert 
Schomburgk (see our Tab. 4278. f, 6), it is a large cyathiform, 
truncate, fleshy, green, prickly berry^ the margin even; bearing 
many oval, dark brown, almost black seeds. 
Tab. 4275. 
An exceedingly reduced representation of the plant, in situ, chiefly done from 
Sir K. H. Schomburgk’s scene in his ‘ Views in British Guiana shoTudng the 
flower, unexpanded bud, and fully formed leaves and fruit. 
Tab. 427G. 
This plate exhibits a flower of the natural size, delineated from a very perfect spe¬ 
cimen in spirits, in the author’s possession, brought by Mr. Bridges from Bolivia. 
A ^rtion of the leaf is given, supposed to be a transverse section taken near the 
petiole, but so much fore-shortened (to allow of its being introduced at all) as to 
convey little idea of the magnificence of the entire fobage; drawn from a fine 
dried specimen in the author’s possession, obtained from Bolivia. 
Tab. 4277. 
Fig 1. Exhibits an unexpanded flower (from Bolivia) :—natural size. Fig. 2. 
A portion of the imderside of the leaf {natural size) showing more particularly the 
remarkable venation. Fig. 3. A vertical section of the inferior ovary, with the 
stamens (sterile and fertile), and exhibiting the mode of union of the bases of 
the petals and stamens on the elevated rim (or torus), at the mouth of the calycine 
tubes. This section is through two of the many cells of the ovary, in vvhich 
are seen the parietal reticulated funiculi, with the attached ovules. The lower 
part of the ovary contains air cavities. The upper part shows the radiated 
cavity ot the top of the germen, with the central column or umbo, and the 
curious stigmas at the edge of said cavity :—natural size. 
Tab. 4278. 
Fig. 1. Vertic^ section {natural size) of a portion of the torus, or elevated 
nm, at the inside of the tube of the calyx and which bears a portion of a 
calycme segment, and petals which graduaUy pass into stamens- within is 
an inner cmcle or crown of sterile stamens, united at their base into an arched 
nn^ over the stigmas. Fig. 2. Stamen -.—slightly mag^iified. Fig. 3. Transverse 
sertion of an ovary though the centre of the ceUs: shewing the position of those 
ceUs with relation to the cavuty, in which latter is seen the central umbo or column, 
h ig. 4. Iwo ovules attached to the fumculus :^uch magnified. Fie 5 Sti^nna 
{natural size) showing its stigmatic surface on the back. Fie 6 Outline ^keteh 
of a frmt {natural size), copied from Schomburgk. 
(The colouring of the above is done in part from Sir Bobert Schombnrgk’s 
figures, and m part from description.) ® 
