NO- X, 



EXPLAX.VTIOX OF PLATES. 



1 



— GuaHeria longifolia. Wall.— 1. Flo\^-eTi^g hrtanch— natural size 



^ ^2-3. Back and front views of a stamen— i. Ovary cut vertically, 



ovule, solitar}' — 7na^nified, « 



73 



Polanisia icosandra — nnfural she—'i, A dissected flower, the 

 stamens removed showing the forms and relative size of the 



sepals, petals, style and stigma— 3. The same, tlie petals removed to 

 show the stamens— 4. An anther after having shed its pollen— '). Ovury, 



style and stigma— 6, Mature fniit after dcliiscence, showinij the 

 mode of attachment of the seed— 1 A portion of the placenta and 

 attached seed— r/icEgn(/z>d— S. A seed cut vertically- 

 nfjied. 



all wore or lesi rnag-m 



3 



160 



Molluffo dtsticha— nfl/ttraZ size—'i, Si^Jals-S. The same opened, 

 showin*' the insertion of the staniens~J. A capsule burst— f) . 

 A portion of the placenta removed, to show the mode of attachment 

 of the seeds— 6. A seed— 7. The same cut lon^ritudiuany, showing the 

 embryo rolled round the mealy albumen— a// magnrjied. 



I 4 

 171 



Lehretoma prooumbens— 9. Calyx, involucrum, ovary, style 



-3. Staminal tube formed by the union of the 



and stigmas 



filaments -4. An antber-5. Capsule-6. The same cut transversely 

 all more or less masriijied. 



176 



inv 



Hibiscus lampas—wff^wflZ 52jee— 2. Staminal column— 3. Calyx* 

 olucrum, ovary, style and sti-ma-4. A pctol rcmoved-5. 



Anthers and poUen-6. Fruit cut verticaily-7. The same cut trans 

 Tersely— 8. A seed cut transversely-a^^ moreorjessma^nijied. 



6 



Hibiscus lunarifolius-2. Ovary, stamens and stigmas 



natu rat 



178 ^,.^^_3 staminal tube, adhering to the bottom of the coroV^a. 

 split no -4. An anther-5. Style, and stigmas_6. A young fruit sur- 

 rounded by its involucrum and caiyx-^ The same split vertically m 

 the line of the valves^S. The same cut transversely, showing its Uve 

 cells, and the arrangement of the seed in them-9. A portion of a leaf 

 magnified, to show the stillate pubescence so common in the order 

 — a/^ more or less magnified. 



7 



189 



Faritium tiliaceum-5. Calyx, ovary, style, stigma, and stami- 

 nal tube-3. An anther-4. Ovary cut vertioaUy-S. Capsule tull 

 grown and splitting-S. Capsule cut transversely-" A carpel separated^ 

 showin- the introflexed margin of the valves whit'h give the iO-cellcd 

 appearance to the fruit-8. A seed-0. The same cut 1engthwise-I0. 

 The embryo removed its crumpled foliaceous cotyledons spread out 

 to show their form— cr.V more or less magni/ied. 



8 



107 



Thespo^^ia populnea— nj^vra/ size —2 Calyx, staminal, tube, 

 ovary and stigma, with one petal left to show the relative siza 

 of the imrts-naiural size-Z, Staminal tube removed and split open- 

 4. An aniher-o. Ovary, style and stigma-ti. Ovary cut vertically-?. 

 Stigma-S, A young capsule cut transversely-9. Foirtioa of a placenta, 

 With two young seeds attached— a// ma^^niud. 



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ll*s 



These three plates represent what T consider three ra- 

 rietles of our ln<Iian cotton, but which Uox.bnr-h and others 

 esteem distinct species, viz. -9 Gossypiuin obtusifolium Roxburgh, 

 ^'ith the usual dissections, lO Gossypium arboreum and 1 1 G. herbaceuni. 

 The two last are copied from Koyle's Illustrations. 



1? 



Abutilon tnrllounl- nf?/?(m? si2C-*i. Staminal tube adhering to 



the base of the petals— 3. An anther shedding its pollen —4. 

 The same before opening—^. Calyx, ovary, style and stigmas— 6. 

 A capsule divided vertically, showing- the position of the seeds — T, 

 A seed— 8, The same cut longitudinaHy, showing the position of the 

 embrj'o and radicle — 9, Embryo removed and slightly opened — alt 

 inore or less nutgnfjied. 



13 



"Rergera Kolnigll— M/7///ra7 s?ze — ^. A flov.'cr partially dissected^ 



showing t^e calyx, corolla, stamens and stigma — 3. Ovar^' cut 



vertically, showing the penrbilous ovules— 4. The same cut trau^iverse- 



ly, showing the two cells — V A cluster of fruit — natural si zp — fi. A 



fruit cut transversi ly — 7, A portion of a leaf magnified, to show the 



position of the pellucid HoH—aUmat^niJied. 



L 



14 



Clausena "Willdenowii— *J. A f!owcr. the front sepal removed 



to show the attiehmrnt of the petals— 3. The same, the petals 



removed showing the stamens, style and stigma— 4, AH the stamens but 



one removed, shoeing the ovary, style, stigma, and depression on the 



filament — 5. Orary cut vertically, showing the ovules— 6. The same cut 



transversely— 7» A fruit cut transver^idy. showing that all the ovtiles 

 but one have aborted— «. A seed— 9 and 10. Sack and front views of the 

 sped lobes, w^ith the embrVo at the htae^-^U vwre or test viafffdjied. 



15 



. Ferotiiaelephantnm — natural s^'ze—^. A dissected flower, show- 



^^ ing the ovary and the filaments all apparently united into a tube 

 by dense tufts of hair at the base— 3. Ua ck and front \'iews of detached 

 anthers, showing the tufts of hair on the filanlenfs— 4. Style, stigma 

 and ovaiy, cut vertically— 5. Ovafy cut transversely— 6. Full grown 

 fruit cut tiansversoly— d?/ magmjied. 



U 



342 



jE'^le m^rrao}o9—nafura? f^hr—^, A flower, the petals remov- 



r 



ed to «=how the stamens and stigma— 3. The calyx thrown back 

 to show the torus, insertions of the stamens, the ovary ftndstigma : the 

 upper figure, a detached petal— 4. A transverse section of the fruit— 

 9 A seed— 6. The same cut transversely-— aZ/ ?/wr^ or /es^ mag???^^^. 



It 

 Azadiradhta InHiQdi—nahtral size —'i. The staminal tube remov- 



^^^ ed and opened- 3. Ovary, style and stigma, with one petal left 

 to show its form— 4. Ovary cut vertically, showing its pendulous ovules 

 -5. Ovary cut transversely-6. A cluster offruit-7. A fruit cut trans- 

 versely—a?^ f/toreor h-as ma^rujled.^ 



18 



4b-7 



Oxalis comlculata— n'T/Mrct; size—^. A flower opened length- 

 wise, to show it« diiferent paits— 3. The ovary cut vertically 



The 



—a// 



11^ Berrhemia parviflora — Ma/yral tize-~~1, A dissected flower. 



^^^ showing the ovary sepals, minute scale-like petiils opposite the 

 stamens and somewhat embracing the anthers-3 and 4. Ovary and 

 sti-ma. the former cut transversely and verticully-5 and G. Full grown 

 fruit cut transversely, showing that they may be either 2 or 3-ceUed, 

 with one seed in each cell -a.Vmai-ni/wd. 



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7:23 



Cicer arietinum— 2. A diL^sected flower shewing all its parts 

 X An anther-4. Tlie ovary cut hwise-r>. A Le^me 



.6. The same opened— 7 &c. «iie difi'erent parts of a dissected ^eed- 



ma^nij'edi 



