PLATE XVII. 



Portion of a plant of Euphorbia origanoides, natural size. 



Figure 1. — Inflorescence. 



., 2. — Involucre and advanced female flower. 



3. — Portion of the involucre spread open, showing the thin fringed plates that 

 project in towards the centre. 



„ 4. — A male flower. 



,, 5. — A mature capsule. 



,, 6. — Seeds, natural size. 



,, 7. — A seed : all enlarged except Fig. 6. 



Drawn from a specimen in Kew Herbarium, collected by Mr Moseley. 



