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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Tab. 1./^- 1- Anatomy of wood, after Mirbcl. See 

 p, 30. f. 2. Embryo of Pinus Cembra, shown in a 

 section of the seed, then separate, and magnified, 

 from Mr. Lambert's work. See p. 91, 229, /. 

 3. Seedling plants of the Domheya, or Norfolk 

 Island Pine, with its 4 cotyledons, and young leafy 

 branches of the natural size, p. 9\. yi 4. A garden 

 bean, Vicia Fahia^ laid open, showing its 2 cotyledons, 

 j&. 90 ; f the radicle, or young root, j&. 90 ; g the 

 germ or corculiim, p. 90. Above is a bean which 

 has made some progress in vegetation, showing the 

 descending root, the ascending plumula, and the 

 skin of the seed bursting irregularly. 



Tab. 2. Roots, f. 5. Fibrous, im Grass, p. 96. Jl 6, 

 Creeping, Mint, p. 96. /.7. Spindle-shaped, Rad- 

 ish, accompanied by its cotyledons and young leaves, 

 p. 197. y. 8. Abrupt, Scabiosa succisa : f. 9. Tube- 

 rous, Potatoe, p. 198. f. 10. Oval knobs of some 

 Or chide ce : ^^ 11. Palmate ones of others : yi2. 

 Several pairs of knobs in Satyrium albidwn : p. 109» 

 f. 13. solid Bulb in Crocus: f. 14. Tunicate Bulb in 

 Allium : f. 15. Scaly one in Liliutn : p. 100. J\ 16. 

 Granulated Root of Saxi/raga granulate, p. 101, 



