556 Mr. Miers on some new Brazilian Plants. 
k. Capsule, in a state of dehiscence. 
J. Ditto, having shed all its seeds. 
m. Ditto, with the persistent perianthium cut open, to show the cohesion of 
the summit of the style. In these last two figures the placentæ are 
seen, as well as the peculiar protuberances at their summit in the 
conical portion of the ovarium, which assist in the dehiscence of the 
apex: these protuberances are also present in the capsules of Dicty- 
 ostega and Apteria. 
n. Seed, greatly magnified; the testa being opake. 
o. Nucleus.—All more or less magnified. 
Fig. 5. Apteria lilacina. 
a. Flower, expanded. 
b. Ditto, cut open, to show the stamens and pistillum. 
c. Stamen, with its supporting en sac cut away pon the perianthium, 
seen in front. a ik TE 
d. Ditto, ditto, seen sideways. 2 à de 
e. Ditto, with its winged appendages, still ce: her Magnified, showing me 
mode of dehiscence of the anther. | 
J. Pistillum. 
g. Stigmata, still more ipid. 
h. Ovarium, cut transversely, to show the placentation and disposition of 
its seeds. ; 
t. Capsule, with the marcescent perianthium. 
k. Ditto, with the perianthium removed, to show. the mode of dehis- 
cence. ar à 
l. Ditto, cut open, to show this pacte and the 5 at their 
summit. 
m. Seed, greatly magnified. 
n. Nucleus. All more or less magnified.  . $: | 
Fig. 6. View of the inner wall of the capsule of Di tyostega orobanchioides. 
g. 7. Ditto of the capsule of a species o of E Clara from Chili. 
