EXPLANATION OF PLATE 3 
Cola gigas Bak. fil. 
l. Leaf x }. 
2. Flower and young flower-buds springing from stem, 
natural size. (From a drawing by Mrs. Talbot.) 
3. Base of male flower laid open, shewing synandrium. 
4. Base of female flower laid open, shewing carpels, 
* 2. 
Cola schizandra Bak. fil. 
5. Flower x 2. 
