246 MR. W. FAWCETT ОМ NEW SPECIES OF BALANOPHORA ETC. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
Pirate XXXIII. 
Balanophora, species of. 
. Male plant of Balanophora decurrens. Natural size. 
. Female flowers and spadicels on the receptacle of ditto. Magnified. 
. Bud of male flower of ditto, seen from above. Magnified. 
. Capitulum of anthers of ditto, seen slightly from above. Magnified. 
Male plant of B. gigantea, Wall. Natural size. 
. Female flowers of ditto on the stalk of the spadicel. Magnified. 
. Male flower of ditto, seen slightly from above. Magnified. 
. Female plant of В. Forbesii. Natural size. Е 
Fig. 9. Female flowers and spadicels on receptacle of ditto. Magnified. 
Fig. 10. Male flower of ditto. Magnified. 
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PLATE XXXIV. 
Balanophora, species of. 
Fig. 1. Balanophora Zollingerii, attached to the root of its host. Natural size. 
Fig. 2. Female flowers and spadicels of ditto on receptacle. Magnified. 
Fig. 3. Bud of male flower of ditto, seen from above. Magnified. 
Fig. 4. Capitulum of anthers of ditto, seen slightly from above. Magnified. 
Fig. 5. B. multibrachiata, attached to the root of its host. Natural size. 
Fig. 6. Very young female flowers of ditto on receptacle, with sessile spadicels. Magnified. 
Fig. 7. Bud of male flower of ditto, seen from above. Magnified. 
Fig. 8. Capitulum of anthers of ditto. Magnified. 
Fig. 9. Female plant of B. ramosa. Natural size. 
Fig. 10. Female flowers of ditto on stalk of spadicel. Magnified, 
PLATE XXXV. 
Thonningia malagasica. 
Fig. 1. Female capitulum during flowering, on rhizome (r), showing at (a) the swelling where a bud is 
about to break out, and at (0) a young bud. 
Fig. 2. A transverse section of the rhizome; s, the sclerenchymatous strands ; f, the fibro-vascular 
bundles, the shaded portion being the xylem. 
Fig. 8. The central portion of fig. 2, enlarged ; s, sclerenchyma ; z, xylem; ph, phloém ; p, parenchyma. 
Fig. 4. A longitudinal section through the central sclerenchymatous strand and one of the fibro-vascular 
bundles ; ¢, thick-walled cells of the circumference of the sclerenchymatous strand ; c, thinner 
walled cells in the centre of the sclerenchymatous strand; p, parenchyma; fv, übvo-vesculat 
bundle; z, xylem ; ph, phloém. 
Fig. 5. Sclerenchymatous cells from fig. 4, 
Fig. 6. Transverse section of portion of a scale; f, the solitary fibro-vascular bundle; p, the paren- 
chyma ; s, sclerenchymatous cells, 
Fig. 7. Portion of female flower, showing embryo sac (s), conducting tissue (c), walls of ovule (ov), base 
of style (st). 
