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carnosi. Pedunculus axillaris, teres, 8-10 pollicaris, sub- 

 asperus. Pedicelli terminales, breves, uniflori: bracteolm 

 ad basin pedicellorum, subpetiolatae, subrotundatae, pro- 

 funde serratae, pubescentes. Flores racemosi. Calyx, 

 laciniis erectis, serratis, pulverulento-pubescentibus, 

 cum corolla deciduis. Petala purpurascentia, ad basin 

 calycis laciniarum inserta, oblonga inferne attenuata, 

 lineis viridibus notata, crassiuscula, extus pubescentia 

 intiis papillosa, apice fimbriato laciniata. Stamina 5 : 

 Filamenta brevia, basi subgibbosa, purpurea. Antherce 

 5, distinctse, erectae, crassae, virides, basi apiceque punctis 

 roseis adspersa. Pollen oblongura, linea media longi- 

 tudinali notatum. 



Planta FCEMiNEA. Rudix, CauUs, Rami, SfipulcB, Petioli, 

 Cirrhi, ut in planta mascula. Flores axillares, solitarii. 

 Cal. minimus, purpureus, caducus. Corolla patentissima, 

 mari similis. Stylus brevis, subtrigonus, exsertus. Stigma 

 subcapitatum, 3-5-lobatum, pallide virescens, punctis 

 crystallinis tectum. Ovarium attenuatum, 10-sulcatum, 

 viride, verrucosum, basi torulosum. Fructus maximus, 

 carnosus. Dissepimenta filamentosa. Semina pollicem 

 lata, compressa, orbiculata, subretusa, oleosa, esculenta. 

 In statu germinationis Cotyledones planae, bi'evissiraae, 

 flavescentes : Plumula maxima, pubescens : radicuflis fili- 

 formibus pubescentibus. 



Tab. LXXXI. Telfairia pedata. Fig. 1, Female flower. 

 Fig. 2, Pistil, after the petals have fallen away, to show 

 the triangular short style and the large lobed stigma. 

 Fig. 4, Transverse section of the germen, showing the 

 six cells. 



Tab. LXXXII. Fig. 1, Bud of a male flower. Fig. 2, View 

 of the same, with the cal. segments expanded, and the 

 unopened petals appealing. Fig. 3, Cal. of do. and a 

 single petal to show the insertion of the latter : — nat. size. 

 Fig. 4, Tube of the calyx with stamens. Fig. 5, Tube 

 laid open, to show more particularly the insertion of the 



