298 



Alexander W. Evans, 



cJienopoda refers to the female receptacle, and it has already 

 been pointed out that a quadritid female receptacle is not found 



Fig. 16. AIarchantia chEnopoda L. 



Appendages of ventral scales, x 100; G represents the median portion 

 of an appendage with two cells containing oil-bodies. A-C. Cuba, C. 

 Wright, in Hep. Cubenses. D, E. Jamaica, A. W. Evans 258. F, G. 

 Jamaica, W. R. Maxon 403. H, I. Porto Rico, F. L. Stevens 1844; J. 

 Guadeloupe, T. Husnot, in PI. des Antilles 796. 



normally in any known American species. Plumier's work indi- 

 cates further, that the involucres and sporophytes of his plant 

 are situated underneath the lobes, a condition which is likewise 



