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ripe fruit, an enlarged flower in section, a cluster of Ylang-ylang fruits 



with leaves, a cluster of Pawpaw's with leaves and a Pawpaw fruit in 



section, a ripe Custard-apple with leaves; The Smartweed Family: a 



large branch of the Sea Grape tree in full leaf, flower and fruit, with an 



enlarged section of the flowering rhachis with three fully developed 



flowers; The Lily Family: a complete natural-size plant of Aloes in full 



flower, associated with this is a model of the stunmit of a lily plant in 



flower and a sectioned ovary; The Pomegranate Family: a natural-size 



branch of a Pomegranate tree in full leaf and flower, an enlarged flower, 



in section, with two sections of the ovary, and a ripe pomegranate 



sectioned to show the pecuhar arrangement of the seeds; ThePapaw 



Family: a complete summit of a Papaw tree in full leaf, female flower 



and all stages of developing fruits, a complete male inflorescence, an 



enlarged male and female flower, in section, and a full-ripe fruit cut to 



reveal the disposition of the seeds; The Arum Family: a complete, 



natural-size Anthurium in full leaf, flower and fniit, grooving from the 



crotch of a tree and showing the aerial root system; with this are two 



flower spathes of the Indian Turnip cut to show the bases of the male 



and female spadices, a complete ripe fruit cluster, an enlarged stamen 



and the section of an ovar>^ ; The Nutmeg Family : a branch of a Nutmeg 



tree in full leaf, flower and fruit, enlarged male and female flowers, in 



section, a sectioned ovary and a ripe fruit opened to reveal the mace 



and nutmeg within; The Madder Family: a large branch of a coffee 



tree in full leaf, flower and developing fruit, an enlarged flower, in 



section, two sections of a ripe fruit showing the position of the twin 



coffee "berries" and a full plant of M>Tmecodiimi — the "Living 



Ant's-nest"; The Chocolate Family: the summit of a Chocolate tree 



in full flower and developing fruit, with a branch in full leaf, an enlarged 



flower and a ripe fruit opened to reveal the disposition of the "beans"; 



The Lignum- Vitae Family: a natural-size branch of Lignimi-vitae in 



full leaf, flower and fruit, an enlarged flower, in section, two sections of 



the ovary and mature fruits of another species; The Clove Family: a 



natural-size branch of the Guava tree in full leaf, flower and mature 



fruit, with this an enlarged flower, in section, and a sectional ovary; 



The Mushrooms: the following species have been reproduced toward 



illustrating the edible and poisonous mushrooms: clusters of two 



Tricholomas, Grifola, Peziza, Armillaria, Marasmius, Amanita, Rtissula, 



Coprinus, and Agaricus campestris, also a large specimen of Clavatia 



gigantea and another broken open to reveal the textiire of the interior; 



The Bacteria: a monographic series of reproductions, in glass, micro- 



detaihng a number of well-knowm species of disease germs, ferments, 



etc., tribal types, reproduction, nucleation and methods of cultivation; 



