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24. Тһе radicle and plumule removed : ай nat. size. 
25. А seed of Napoleona Heudelotii, showing its different form. 
26. One of its cotyledons, with the immersed radicle: nat. size. Both copied from Jussieu's drawing. 
Section B. Analysis of Asteranthos brasiliensis. 
1. A portion of a branchlet, showing a leaf with its axillary flower. 
2. A flower in bud, showing the mode of estivation of its plicated corolla. 
3. The same, when full-grown and naturally expanded, showing the three series of many tree stamens 
seated round the disk on the base of the corolla, as seen from above: all nat. size. 
4. Five of the stamens removed: all nat. size. 
5. The same: magnified. 
6. Тһе calyx, disk, superior 8-celled ovary, style, and stigma : nat. size. 
7. The same, seen in a longitudinal section, to show the ovules suspended from the placenta in the 
axis of each cell : magnified. 
8. The same, as seen from above, showing the disk round the deeply 8-grooved conical ovary: doth 
magnified. 
9. The cup-shaped, 8-toothed, hollow stigma, seen also in longitudinal section: more highly 
magnified. 
10. An ovule: much magnified. 
Prate IV. 
Analysis of Omphalocarpum elatum. 
l. A portion of the plant. 
9. A fascicle of flowers, taken from the trunk of the tree. 
3. The calyx. | 
4. The pseudo-tubular male corolla, showing the 5 petals agglutinated by their long claws to a mem- 
branaceous tubular disk. | 
5. Тһе same cut open, showing 5 phalanges, each consisting of 6 equal stamens, seated on the 
margin of the agglutinated disk opposite each petal, with an intermediate fringed staminode 
alternating between each series. 
6. A portion of the disk supporting its 6 fertile stamens and 2 of the staminodes : all nat. size. 
7. Three of the same stamens : magnified. 
8. Transverse section of an anther before and after dehiscence: more magnified. 
9. The abortive ovary and style: nat. size. 
10. The same: magnified. 
11. The corolla of the female flower, similar to that of the male in every respect except that the 
stamens are all anantherous. 
12. A portion of the agglutinated disk supporting a set of sterile filaments and two of the alternating 
fimbriated scales. 
13. A fertile superior ovary, continuous with a long conical thick style. 
14. A longitudinal section of the same, showing the hollow style bearing the channels leading to 
the many cells of the ovary, and surmounted by the — many-toothed stigma: all nat. size. 
15. Shows a magnified view of fig. 13. 
16. A transverse section of the ovary, showing its 25 cells radiating round its hollow axis: also - 
magnified. 
