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MR. 7. MIERS ON NAPOLEONA, 
PLATE II. 
. А leaf of Napoleona Manni. 
. A flower of the same, viewed from above. 
. The same, as seen from beneath. 
. A leaf of Napoleona cuspidata. 
. À flower of the same, viewed from above. 
. The same, as seen from beneath: all nat. size. 
РтАтЕ ПІ. 
Section A. Analysis of Napoleona Vogelii. 
. A flower, seen from above. 
. The same, viewed sideways. 
. The corolla detached from its insertion on the disk, and seen from below. 
. The outer whorl of the corona detached, consisting of 75 free, radiating, narrow segments: ай 
nat. size. 
Three of the same segments, shown in different positions: magnified, to show the vesicles or 
abortive anther-cells, . 
‚ The second whorl of the corona, showing 40 segments, confluent on their margin for half their 
length into a hemispherical cup, while the free portions are inflected and connivent over the 
stigma. 
. A side view of the same. | 
. The same, forcibly expanded, to show the comparative length of the segments. 
. The inner whorl of the corona, consisting of 10 free stamens, inflected so that the terminal 
extrorse anthers are brought beneath the stigma. 
. The same, with their filaments extended to show their relative length: all nat. size. 
. Three of the stamens, in different positions: magnified. 
The calyx, seen from below. 
. 'The same, viewed from above. 
The stigma: all nat. size. 
The same: magnified., 
A longitudinal section of the 5-celled inferior ovary, of the short style and broad stigina, of the 
abbreviated vertical disk, from which the corolla and the 3 whorls of the corona have been 
removed, showing also the hollow central axis and 2 erect ovules fixed near the base in each cell : 
magnified. 
17. A diagram of the parts of the flower in longitudinal section: nat. size.. 
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А fruit of the same species, crowned by the calyx, with a quarter of it cut away, showing in 
longitudinal section the much thicker pericarp, the hollow axis, and 2 seeds in the natural 
position. 
А transverse section of the same, showing 9 radiating cells, with a single seed in each cell, 
without any enveloping pulp, as seen in a specimen preserved in spirits in the Kew Museum. 
А seed, shown on its face, with a earuncular ventral scar, 
The same, seen on its edge. 
The same, on its face, with the thin integument removed. 
23. One of the cotyledons, viewed from its inside face, showing the radicle and plumule half-immersed 
within the sinus, 
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