Smithsonian Report. 1954. — Blaydes 



Plate 3 





10, Ilosaiy pea {Abrus precaturius), scarlet with a black spot about the hihiin. 11, Sword 

 bean {Canavalia gladiata) seeds of a purplish-red color and an incli or iikuc in length. 

 12, Seeds of annatto {Bixa orelland) with velvetlike coat of a maroon color. These, 

 with the Abrus of figure 10, were supplied by Capt. Wm. A. Fuller, Cocoa, Fla. 13, 

 Seeds of bird-of-paradise-flowcr {Strelilzia nikolai) with a brilliant orange-colored aril. 

 14, Seeds of the traveler's tree {Ravenala madagascariensis), with the membranous, 

 fringed, metallic-blue aril enfolding them. 



