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Fig. 12. A vertical section of the ovarium, across the dissepiment; showing the mode of attachment of - 
the ovules. 
Fig. 13. The drupe, enclosed in the persistent calyx. 
Fig. 14. The same :—magnified. 
Fig. 15. The same, with the calyx removed. 
Fig. 16. The nut. 
Fig. 17. A vertical section of the nut. 
Fig. 18. The seed, with its testa and podosperm. 
Fig. 19. The embryo, extracted. 
N.B. Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 13 are of the natural size. 
Figs. 4, 8, 11, 12 & 14 to 19 are magnified. 
Figs. 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10 are more highly magnified. 
