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Fig- 5- Flowering 

 Fig. 6. Cyathium with one female, ov, and sev- 



Fig. 7. 



Fig. 4. Enlarged fimbriated lobe of involucre. 

 branch, natural size.— 



eral male flowers, st, showing' extracyathial glands, ^^' '^/. ^ .^- /• 

 Node; only the petioles of the leaves drawn, showing stipulate glands. 

 — Fig. 8. Capsule showing position of styles. 



Plate XXV. • 



Figs. 1-6, Croton Gtiatemalensis. 



Fig. I. Flowering branch, natural size.— Fig. 2. Styles, enlarged. 

 Fig. 3. Ovary in longitudinal section, enlarged — Fig. 4. Ovary en- 

 larged; s, indicates the place where the styles were inserted.— Fig. 5, 

 Male flower, enlarged; S, sepals, P, petals.— Fig. 6. Female flower 

 after removal of ovary, enlarged; S, sepals; P, petals.. 



Figs. 7-X0, Croton eleiiterioides. 



Fig. 7. Young inflorescence natural size.— Fig. 8/ Female flovver in 

 bud enlarged; P, petal, S, sepal.— Fig. g. Petal from female bud. 

 Fig. 10. One style, the two others cut off. 



