PLATE IX. 



Sabal blackbu miana. 



Figure 1. — Small portion of an inflorescence. 



„ 2. — The same at a later stage. 



,, 3. — Eipe fruit : all natural size. 



,, 4.— An unexpanded flower. 



■„ 5. — An expanded flower. 



„ 6. — The coherent petals laid open, showing the adherent stamens. 



„ 7. — A stamen. 



„ 8. — A pistil. 



„ 9. — A tangential vertical section of the lower part of the same. 



,, 10, 11, 12.- — Variously developed pistils, shortly after the flowering stage. 



„ 13. — Vertical section of a pistil of the same age : all enlarged. 



