INDIAN BOTANY. 
186 ILLUSTRATIONS “0! 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 75. . 
1. Rhus decipiens. Panicle and leaf-—natural size. 7. A young fruit—natural size. " 
. An expanded flower seen from above, showing the 8. Somewhat magnified. a 
petals and stamens inserted under the margin of the 9. Cut transversely, one seed aborted or imperfect. 
is 10. A fruit cut vertically. a 
isk. ie 
3. Stamens, A seel—all, with the exceptions mentioned, more — 
4. A detached petal. . or less magnified. yy 
5. The ovary somewhat advanced, cut vertically, This plate is defective in not showing the character” 
ovules pendulous. * of the embryo—a point 1 overlooked when sending it 
6, Ovary cut transversely, 2-celled. to press. oy 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 76, 
1 & 2. Spondias Mangifera. Leaves and panicle— 6. Cut transversely, showing the five carpels attached 
natural size. to a central axis es 
3. A dissected flower, petals and stamens removed, 7. A full grown fruit cut vertically. ay 
showing the disk as it encloses the ovaries, 8. Transversely. i ais 
4, ens. . A seed cut transversely. ee 
5. Two ovaries removed and cut vertically, showing 10. A mature seed. fa 
the pendulous ovules. 1 e same, the testa partially removed to show A 
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the cotyledons—all more or less magnified. 
LV.—MORINGEA. 
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ascending. Stamens perigynous: filaments 10, flat, 
aot simple, l-celled, with a thick 
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¢ : Ree bs to tl liar structure ¢ 
: ee ae ae parietal placente, the fruit ilar | ° atting tats three valves. 
peo S gare ree 7th edition) remarks “ formerly considered as part ‘ 
guminosae but now separated by Mr. Brown, It seems however to have more affinity 
ee In the fruit very grave objections to such a sup p 
occasionally two carpels united in the same manner ® 
ure of its fruit upon the supposition, th; 
did Waid Wace ee: f that of Moringa. To this however t 
Ibe Poniaita toe ect aged see every Botanist, What i 
pomiowse hei with bay other athe” Ge le ol 
ve been more satisfacto 
would b 
nite undeniable, that Messrs. DeCa 
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