DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES 



B. is a brancli oiBracMstm dimorj^hus. 



nat 



',gnifted. Mg, 3, the corolla cut 



open to show the position of the stamens. Fig. 4, the stigma : loth magnified 



Plate 38. 



aiiriculata, in fruit 



Fig. 1, a flower. Fig. 2, the calyx. Fip. 8, two of the stamens. Fig. 4, the pistil 



transverse section of the oerry with 



B. is a hranch of SaracTia propinqua. 



Fig. 1, the corolla cut open to show the insertion of the stamens. Fig. 2, a stamen : 

 I nat. size. Fig. 3, an anther magnified. Fig. 4, the pistil : nat. size. Ftg.b, the 



gnified^ Fig. 6, section of a seed. Fig. 7, the embryo extracted. Fig. 8, 



" magnified. 



articulated 



Plate 39. 



A. is Saracha glandulosa. 



Fig. 1, is the flower : nat. size. Fig. 2, the same magnified. Fig. 3, the calyx. ^^9;^^ 

 the coroUa : hotJi magnified. Fig. 5, four of the stamens seen in different positions, with 

 the mode of their attachment to the base of the corolla : more highly magnified. 



B. is a brancUet of Phymlis gracilis. 



r 



m 



Fig. 1, is a flower. Fig. 2, a stamen : loth nat. size. Fig. 3, one of the 

 hairs of the pubescence : magnified. 



C. shows analytical details of Physalis Peruviana. 



Fig. 1, is a flower. Fig. 2, the coroUa, seen from above. Fig. 3, the samecut open, 

 showing the coloured basal spots, and the stamens with the mode of their insertion : 

 all nat. size. Fig. 4, one of the articulated and brachiate hah-s of the pubescence : 

 magnified. Fig. 5, three of the anthers seen in different positions, showing then- 

 manner of dehiscence : also magnified. Fig. 6, the pistil with the calyx thrown back, 

 showing the ovary seated on its hypogynous gland : nat. size. Fig. 7, a longitudinal 

 section of the same, showing the attachment of the ovules. Fig. 8, a transverse section 

 of the ovarium to show the two cells, the form of the placenta in each cell with the 

 ovules attached. Fig. 9, the stigma seen in t^vo positions. Fig. 10, a loug^udmal 

 section of a seed with its embryo imbedded in albumen : all more or less magnified. 



Plate 40. 



Exhibits Ifectouxia hella. 



Fig. 1, a flower, showing the projecting corona in the mouth of the corolla. Ftg. 2, 

 e calyx, with the pistil enclosed. Fig. 3, the same, with the segments of the calyx 

 rown back, to show the ovary upon its supporting gland. Fig. 4, the corolla cur 



