dehiscence; magnified. Fig. 10, a seed. Fig. 11, vertical 
section of ditto. Fig. 12, the embryo extracted, seen in 
both directions ; all more highly magnified. 
B, is Petunia ovalifolia. Fig. 13, is the capsule after 
dehiscence ; magnified. 
PLATE XXV. 
Shows Sclerophylax spinescens. 
Fig. 1, a portion of a branchlet, with two flowering axils. 
Fig. 2, a single flower ; both natural size. Fig. 3, a flower 
before expansion. Fig. 4, the calyx. Fig. 5, the corolla 
expanded. Fig. 6, ditto, cut open. Fig. 7, stamens, before 
and after dehiscence. Fig. 8, the pistil; all magnified. 
Fig. 9, the stigma, with a portion of the style; more highly 
magnified. Fig. 10, an axil, showing the manner in which 
the seed vessels of the two flowers become embedded in its 
fleshy substance. Fig. 11, the persistent calyx, when not 
absorbed in the axillary node; both natural size. Fig. 12, 
two views of the enlarged and persistent calyx, entirely 
enclosing the seed-vessel, with a portion of the style 
exserted. Fig. 13, vertical section of ditto. Fig. 14, the 
carcerule. ig. 15, vertical section of ditto, showing a seed 
suspended from near the summit of each cell. Fig. 16, 
upper half of the carcerule, cut away to show the seeds, each 
suspended by its respective funiculus. Fig. 17, ditto, with 
the seeds removed. Fig. 18, the seeds seen in two direc- 
tions. Fig. 19, vertical section of ditto. Fig. 20, embryo, 
seen in two positions, with the albumen taken away; all 
magnified. Fig. 21, a leaf, showing its flexuose nervures; 
natural size. 
