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EXPLANATION of the PLATES, 



Iab. I'fig' 1. Anatomy of wood, after Mirbel. See 

 p. 10. f, 2. Embryo of Pinus Cembra, shown in a 

 section of the seed, then separate, and magnified, 

 from IMr. Lambert's work. See/?. 75, 287 — 289. 

 f. 3. Seedhng plant of the Do7?ibei/a, or Norfolk 

 Island Pine, vvith its four cotyledons, and young 

 leafy branches, of the natural size, p. 76. f, 4. A 

 garden bean, Vicia Faba^ laid open, showing its 

 two cotyledons, p. 74 ; f the radicle, or young root, 

 /?. 73 ; g the germ or corculum, p, 74. Above is 

 a bean which has made some progress in vegeta- 

 tion, showing the descending root, the ascending 

 plianula, p, 75, and the skin of the seed bursting 

 irregularly,/?. 295. 



Tab. 2. Roots. f, 5. Fibrous, in Grass, /?. 81. 

 /. 6, Creeping, Mint, p. 82. /: 7. Spindle- 

 shaped, Radish, accompanied by its cotyledons and 

 young leaves, /?. 82. /• 8. Abrupt, Scabiosa 

 succisa: yi 9- Tuberous, Potatoe, />. 83. y. 10. 

 Oval knobs of some Orchidece : f. 11. Palmate 

 ones of others : y. 12. Several pairs of knobs in 

 Sat^rhan albidim : />. 84. /. 13. Solid Bulb in 

 Crociis : f. 14. Tunicate Bulb in Allium : f, 15. 

 Scaly one in Liliurn : p. 86. f- ^6. Granulated 

 Root of Sa.vifraga granulata, /?. 87. 



