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tion made on the spot^ aided by specimens communicated by 

 Mr. Menzies^ the present figures and descriptions are pub- 

 lished. 



Mr. Menzies observed that the stamens^ after having per- 

 formed their office of fertilizing the stigmas^ which they 

 do by approaching the pistil in succession^ each remaining 

 some time in contact with the stigmas^ fall back in a hori- 



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zontal position between the petals^ gi^'i^g ^^ appearance of 

 great regularity to the whole flower. It will be seen that in 



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the structure of the scales or nectaries of the flower^ the 

 "present species departs from the character hitherto laid 

 down for the genus ; but not sufficiently so to constitute a 

 new one: and in habit the plant entirely accords with Par- 



nassia. 



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Fig. 1. Petal. Fig. 2. Stamen. Fig. 3. Scale or Nectary: — magnified. 



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