No. III. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



41 



49 



Hilnscus HrtuS— «a/Mr«Z 5fe^2. StaTninal tube, "ttith a portion of 



w 



186 the styles and stigmas— 3. Aa anther— 4. A capsule— aW mo'^nijicd. 



43 



■ Dcrasehistia crotonifoUa— ??a/ii:m?5?'js^— 2. StaminaT tixhe, with 



191 



the cohering clavate stigmas projecting — 3. The calj-x split open, 



the corolla and stamens removed, showing the ovary, style and stig- 



L 



Ina, with the projecting points of the involucel — 4. A youn<j capsule cut 



transversely, showing its 10 cells and 10 valves, with a solitary seed in 

 each— -5. The staminal tube split open, and its attachmont to the corolla 



.A. 



shown— 6. An anther— 7. The same after having shed its pollen — S. A 

 mature capsule— /za/ur a/ «2>e— 9. Half of one of the cells with a sfcd at- 

 tached, the rem lining partition showing the iocuUcidal dehiscence— 10 

 (9) 11. Portions of the upper and under surfaces of the leaf magnified, 



to show the stelliUe pubescence al-jove and the tomentum beneath, all, 

 Tiot otherwise mentioned — more or less magnified. 



43 NepheliuniLitchi— wa/;//a? s;*2t'— copied from Roxburgh's draw- 

 ing-9.3. Dissected male flowers, one with J, the other with 5 lobes io 

 the calyx-4. A bisexual flower-5. The ovary cut vertically, showing: 



the two cells. 



44 



Grewia columnaris— wa/Mro7 size-^^, A dissected flower, show- 

 ^^ ing the sepals detached, the small petals enclosing and conceal-, 

 ing the ovary, the stamens, the style, and 4-lobed stigma— ,"J. Back 

 and front views of the anthers-4. The ovary on its columnar pedicel, 

 showing the place of insertion of the petals and stamens— the detached 

 fi gure a petal-5. Ovary cut transversely-6. VeiticaUy-7. A full grown 

 fruit cut transversely, 4-cf^lled, two of the nuts or ceils with 3 seed in 

 each, two with solitary seeds— 8, A seed removed ficm the hut— 9. The 

 same cut longitudinally to show the embryo-10. The etnbryo removed 



— aZZ ma^ijied, 



- ^ Grewia rotundifolia-:7afwm? size-2, A dissected flouer, the 

 ^^^ sepals separated and thrown back to show the smaller petals, the 

 stamens and stigma-S. A petal showing the nectarial gland at the base- 

 4. Ovary, style, and stigma— 5. Stamens back and front— 6- Ovary cut 

 transversely, af-oelled. with two ovules in each-7. The same en f verti- 

 cally, showing the ovules superposed— 8. A diuye, with two 2-cel3ed 

 nuts — all more or less ma'^nijied, 



4r> 



ElKocarpns oblonguK— ?'Myffraf .^?"'?— 5. A dissected flower, the 

 petals removed, one petal detached to show its form and fimbri- 

 ated margin— 3. The ovan^ with its glands and two stamens— 4. The 

 riT-^HT- «,i4^ *.-.i«c«t^^.T^- '^-i-nnml wifTi tu'o Collateral ovules in each— 5, 



2as 



The same cut vertically—a/? magnified. 



47 



310 



Cleyera gymnanthera-wa/ttra/ .^?re— 2. A flower opened, show- 

 ing all the parts in siiu—.^. The same dissected, the stamens ad- 

 hering to the bottom of the petals— 4. Anthers back and front view3-5. 

 An ovary cut vertically, showing the pendulous ovules— 6. The same 

 cut transversely— 7. A mature fruit, a portion of the pericarp removed 

 to show the pendulous seed-a// more or less magnijied. 



Thalictnira glyphocarpnm--na/araZ size— 2, A flo-Wef— 3-4. 



^ Anthers back and front views, showing their extrorse or rdther 

 marginal dehiscence^i Ovary cut vertically, showing the solitary ovule. 



HiKVnOCALYX' HOOKER. 

 Gen. C UAH. Calyx tube obconicyh Limb5-parted, persistent. Corolla 

 TOtate, f>-iart-ed. Stamens 5. Filaments 0. Anthers large united into a 

 tube. Ovary turbiuate, crowned with an opercular disk. iJ-celled, many 

 seeded, seec's attached to a large central placenta. 5tyle filiform. Stigma 

 simple or discoid, capsule 2-celIed, seeds numerous, dotted on the 

 sui face.-IIerbacuus plants, witli Ontire lanceolate leaves, large,vaviously 

 divided, stipules, axillary erect or pendulous racemes, and biactiate 



flowers. 

 N. Z^jlanicus, Hooker-Stipules many cleft, segments subulate'. 



Tacenu's erect- 



N. UiMjlcriana, R.^V— Stipules 2-cleft, segments acuminate, racemes 



pendulous, 



52 



Neurocalyx IIookeriana-«c/«raJ size-^'i, A flower opened, 



1215 X 46 sIj^j.^.Jj^^ ti^g ^^jyx^ corolla, and staminal tube-3. Staminal 

 tube removed and split open, showing the form and union of the anthers 

 —4. The ovary crowned by the persistent calyx, style and stignia-5. 

 The i^amc cut transversely, showing \U two cells and numerous ovules, 

 coverLngthe l«,r^e cerAral xdaccnta--6. A sccd-.ai7 viapiijied. 



10 



50 



Ranunculus subplnnatus— ?i.7/ura? sit€—*it. A flower, the petals 

 removed — 3, A seed, both mapiijled, 



Vitis pallida— wa/wra^ size—%. A flower full blown, showing 

 the stamens opposite to the petals — 3. A berry cut tiansveraely, 



oue seeded— a/Z mapiified. 



51 

 — . Vitis quadrangularis — nafural size — 2. A flower— 3. The same 



the petals removed, showing the insertion of the stamens— 4» 



Ovary cut vertically—^// ma^wjhd—b. A cluster of hernes—italui ul ^ize. 



53 



1339 



Cofiea arabica— 7ifl/u/-a/ size— 2, Corolla and stamens — 3-4. 



H — 5. Ovnry, style and stigma— 6. Ovary cut vertically — 

 ransversety and longitudinally— 9-10-11. Seed— all wa'^- 



Anthers 

 7-8. Berry cut ti 

 ni/fcd. 



54 . 



Geophilla reniformis— ?ii2//t/-tv/ size~-2. Corolla split open to 



show the enclosed stamens— 3. TJie ovary and calyx— 4. An an- 



X 



ther--5. The ovary, style and stigma.-6. A fruit cut transversely--a// 



more or less m-atri'^ij/ed. 



55 . ^ 



Salacia pomirera--?icrfura/ size—2, A flower showirig the 5 



^^® petals, 3 stamens and dish-- 3. A side view of the same, the 

 petals removed, showing the broad base of the filaments, and the short 

 thick stile— 4. A young fmit cut transversely, 1-seeded— 5. A fr^it 

 natural mc-.6. The same cut transversely —7. A seed—£j:cepi in the in^ 

 stance specified --all mii'^nijkd. 



NOnYSCA_.?P^CiT. 



Gkn'ertc Character. Sepals 5, coriaceous, equal, erect after ex- 

 pansion. Petals obUipxe, deciduous. Stiunens 5-delphous, audrophores< 



(the united portion of the filaments) short deciduous. Ovary 5-celIeds 



Ovules numerous. Styles 5, istnaetimes united to near the apex. Stig-^ 



mas minute, suborbicniate. Capsule 5-ceiled, subcoriaceous. Placenta 



pyramidal, 5-siiled, with five crests, (the crests bearing the seeds) seed 



minute, nearly straight. 



56 

 • Norysca mysorensis — natural size -~2. A dissected flower, showing 



345 the sepals, uvary, styles, stigmas and a detached petal— 3. A bun- 

 dle of stamens, showing the relative length of the androphore, and the 



free portion of the filaments 



Anthers— 5. Ovary cut transversely 



Mature capsule burst, showing the septicidal dehisceuce— 7, One carpel 



with its seed cut transvei^'-ely— 8. The central placVsita as it rfppears after 

 the cells of the capsules have separated and shed their sei.'d— 9. Seed 

 dissected— a// more or less maunijied, 



57 



— — Lablab vuliiaris — nafaml size-^^, A dissected flower, showinsr 



' ** the hractea and sepals in situ, the petals detached, the stamens, 

 style and sti^'ma--3. An ovary cut open, ^showing the -i ovules— a/I 

 mapiijled—^. Two podjj detached— 5, A pod opened to brin^j into view the 

 seed— "natural size, 



58 



Erythrina indica— a raceme of flowers and portion of a leaf— 



natural size -'2. A flower somewhat opened—na/ara/ m^— 3. The 



same disst eted.showingthe wings andkeel.adhetingby pairs, separated, the 

 calyx, pedicelled ovary, solitary stamen, &tbe rem^.ining stameus, with the 

 united lihanents, detached — 4. Anthers— 5, The ovary cut longitudinally, 

 containing 5 ovules—6. The stigma--7. A pod. na/ar«/iize— 8 A portion 

 of the same opened to Show the seed--9. The seed cut longitudinally and 

 transversely— 10. A small portion of a leaf magaiiled tu show the pubes- 



ified. 



59 



805 



Pongamia glabra— natural i/z<?"2. A dissected flower, showing 

 the truncated calyx opened, the petals renuved and separately 

 represented, the wings and keel adhering, the stamens diadeli)hous, 

 (9andl)--3. A pod opened to shuw i.he solitary seed"4 and 5. Seed 

 lubes and embryo— a// mapiijled. 



60 



530 



Odlna yi(j(\\Qv- -natural size '^-2. A male flower, showing the 

 sepals, petals, stamens, and sterile ovary--3. The same^ the 

 petals and stamens removed to bring into view the disk and attachment 

 of the sterile ovarv--4. Fertile bisexual flowers, shofwinir the ovarv, 4 



stigmas, and the stamens much shorter than those of the male flower 

 The ovary cut Vertically showing the solitary pendulous ovule 7-8 — The 



fruit cut transversely and vertieallj'-.P. The seed lobe removed from the 



nut and testa; tnottled on the surface, the small figure nuiural nte^ with 



that exception, all more or less ma^nijled* 



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