36 Addisonia 



much narrower, and provided with a gland near the base. Of the 

 two stamens, one is normal, curved down or laterally, and termi- 

 nat3d by an anther of ordinary appearance, while the other is 

 modified into a pink or red petal-like structure, completely sterile, 

 and nearly or quite as long as the petals. The ovary is inferior, 

 located below the attachment of the petals and sepals, contains four 

 compartments, and terminates in a thick style and a capitate 

 stigma. The fruit is a capsule, splitting lengthwise at maturity 

 and containing numerous seeds. 



H. A. GlEason. 



Explanation of Plate. Fig. 1. — Branch with flowers and leaves. Fig. 

 2. — Single flower from the side, X 2. Fig. 3. — Single flower, from the front, X 2. 

 Fig. 4. — Flower from which the petals and sepals have been removed, X 4. 



