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Fig. 1. 
. A frustum of a branch, bearing two leaves; enlarged to six diameters. 
. A detached capitulum, enlarged to five diameters. 
. One of the inner bracts of the involucre detached, as seen from the inner side, enlarged to nearly 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
Puate ПІ. 
A. Figures 1 & 2. Dianthus Serpe, Ficalho et Hiern. 
. The whole specimen, folded in two places, natural size. 
. The flower dissected, the calyx and four of the petals having been removed, enlarged to two 
diameters. 
B. Figures 3-12. Indigofera splendens, Ficalho et Hiern. 
. A flowering branch, natural size. 
. A portion of a leaf, bearing a pair of leaflets, enlarged to two diameters. 
. A detached flower, enlarged to two diameters. 
. The standard detached from the flower, enlarged to about two diameters. 
A wing-petal detached, enlarged to rather more than two diameters. 
. The keel detached, enlarged to rather more than two diameters. 
. The flower after the removal of the petals, showing the andreecium, enlarged to four diameters. 
. An anther with a piece of its filament, enlarged to about eight diameters. 
The pistil detached, enlarged to about four diameters. 
. A young legume, enlarged to about two diameters. 
Prats ТУ. 
Amphidoxa filaginea, Ficalho et Hiern. 
The whole specimen, natural size. 
thirty diameters. 
. A female floret, enlarged to thirty diameters. 
. The upper part of the style of a female floret, enlarged to about fifty diameters. 
. À hermaphrodite floret, enlarged to about thirty diameters. 
Part of the andreecium of a hermaphrodite floret, enlarged to about fifty diameters. 
. The style of a hermaphrodite floret, enlarged to about thirty diameters. 
. One of the setze of the pappus of a hermaphrodite floret, enlarged to about forty diameters. 
Prate V. 
Diplorhynchus psilopus, Welw. 
. À flowering branch, natural size. 
‚ A detached flower, enlarged to four diameters. 
- The same before expansion, enlarged to four diameters. 
. The interior of a flower laid open, enlarged to about five diameters. 
Front view of a stamen, enlarged to about twelve diameters. 
. Side view of a stamen, enlarged to about twelve diameters. 
The flower after the removal of the corolla, enlarged to about eight diameters. 
. The pistil, enlarged to nearly twelve diameters. 
The ovary cut transversely, showing the ovules in position, enlarged to about twelve destin. 
