PLATE LV. 



A branch of Robinsonia gracilis, natural size. 

 Figure 1. — A flower-head. 



2. — Receptacle and portion of the involucre. 



3. — A bract of the involucre. 



4. — Portion of the receptacle, much more enlarged. 



5. — A ray-flower. 



6. — The same at a later stage ; apparently sterile. 



7. — A disk-flower. 



8. — Stamens. 



9. — Style, with stigma : all enlarged. 



Drawn from a specimen in the Kew Herbarium, collected in Juan Fernandez by Dr 

 Bertero. 



