NlTOPHYLLE^;. L'f) 



sioribus superpositis complanatis auctam ; et has omnes ejus- 

 dcni cellnlas quasi in linens elongatas. a marline ad uuir- 

 gincin dnctas, jimctas stratum i|)sius pcricarpii inl'erins 1'or- 

 inantcs; alterant dimidiam partem prrirarpii, quasi tec turn 

 magis clcvatum et arciiatuni (Vstocarpii forinantem, con- 

 simili structura instructum, at in vert.ice supremo in ipsum 

 carpostomiurn sub forma mamma' propriie prominuke, cel- 

 lulisque paulisper radiatiin dispositis contexts, desinentein. 

 Intra prricarpium, ita suis parietibus rite limitatum, pla- 

 centa peculiaris surgit. a medio disco parietis inferioris, suo 

 proprio pedicello quasi suffulta et superne peltatim exi>ansa; 

 a facie superiore hujus placentae emergunt fila gemmidiifera 

 plurima, sursuni et extrorsuin radiantia infra tec tun i peri- 

 ca,r|)ii arcuatuin, quod in longe plurimis qme examinavi 

 Speciebus nullis coluninis sustentum vidi *). I]>sa tila gein- 

 midiii'era sunt ima basi magis cylindracea, simpliciuscula 

 a ut parcius dichotoma, superne evidentius monilit'orniia, in 

 articulis suis suprerais geminidia singula pyriformia aut 

 obovato-globosa generantia; ipsis geinmidiis ubi plura 

 superposita videre credidi, ordine descendeute maturesceii- 

 tibus. Pluriinas Nitophylloruin Species his cystocarpiorum 

 characteribus congruentes esse, assumendum putavi ((jiiam- 

 <liiam hand paucas esse species, in quibus cystocarpi-a milii 

 non rite coguita fuisse conriteoi-) **). 



I'ljusnuxli coluuiiias in nounullis Speriehus, (juas ;id Xitopliylla 

 t'i-ri't' suadentibus aliis c-haracU-ribus vix quis[iiun dubitaret, me ob- 

 ssr, Imc loco auimadvertere placuit; <|iio suailrnlc cliaractcrr, at 

 rum aliis juurtu, in his typmn < k-iu-ris projirii suppoiifrr ausns sum. 

 : A descriptione strurtunr nnrli-i in Xitophylleis Imc lorn data 

 i|uam maximc ahludfiiti-m dirrrcm iruuciu, a HauptnVisrli in Kn</l. <'f 

 I'ninll.. />. ion datam, ipiam me judiri' put ins strurluram I Vlrssrria- 

 rnjiisdam rrddcrr, niihi ad|)aruissr ronlitcnr. (^ualia ipsa .iremmidia 

 nituiulata adpaivnt, intra sarciilns ul vidcrctm trniiissimus <piudam- 

 modn urdinala, tali a me strurtiiram rr-ddi-rr dirrrrm, (jiiam I >dcssrriis 

 propriis suhjuniore cvolutiunis stadio rliaiartcrisliram putavi; r-jusmudi 

 vern slrurturam me in Xit<>pliyllis pmpriis vidisse dene^are ru^or. In 

 Xiiupliyllis m a. iris .uelatiiKisis tila iremmiiliil'era ipiandoipiidem ipiasi 

 ronirlntinata me vidisse rontitenr. et lianr uh rausam verani ennindem 

 strurtiiram minus ruuspiriiam ulivenire, at <|Uo<|iie in his, et in ipso 

 Nituphyllu punrtatii. me nliservasse strurtiiram. ijiiam Xitnphylleis 



