CRYPTOGAMIA, 
(2) Seeds on the upper surface. 
WAS A. Fae .». Cup-shaped or concave: Seeds 
discharged by jerks from the 
| upper surface only. 
NIDULA/RIA.. ..... Leathery; sitting; bell-shaped. 
Capsules large, flat, fixed to 
petites, at the , Ste of the 
PHATL’/LUS. »..s . Stem supporting a cellular head. 
. : Seeds in the cells, 
(3) Sees on every part of the surface. 
CLAVA/RIA, .. . Oblong, upright club-shaped. 
Seeds emitted from every part 
of its sanfuse 
(4) Seeds in the substance of the plant. 
SUBER: -sairdare ey Fleshy, —_ not becoming pow- 
ery; not opening at the top. 
LYCOPER’DON, ... Firm, fleshy, becoming powdery 
{and fibrous, within opening 
at the top. 
RETICULA’RBIA . Bact changing to friable; open- 
7 ng indiscriminately. Seeds 
lodged in interlacing fibrés 
or membranaceous cases, 
SPH’ BEA civil a sts: abs Fruit spherical, filled with black 
powder, mostly concealed 
by an outer coat; opening 
at the top. 
TRI’CHIA. ..... ++» Capsule globular, egg-shaped or 
cylindrical, composed of in- 
terwoven fibres. Stem fixed 
to a membranaccous base. 
DRY OR os cs . Stem very slender. Seeds naked 
or in capsules at the ends of 
the stem, 
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