FRUIT OF ROXBURGHIA. 29 
FRUIT OF ROXBURGHIA. 
Fructus semi-maturus lanceolato ovatus, lateraliter com- 
pressus, basi perianthii semi-marcescenti stipatus, obtusus, 
suturis lateralibus 2, parum profundis, 1-locularis, multi- 
ovulatus. 
Endocarpium album rugosum, membranaceo-cellulosum ; 
oda 00, basi pecu yn funiculis longissimis medium pau- 

undique pilis cellulosis 
pulcherrimis, supra infraque directis, tectis: ovulis, subcy- 
lindricis, lineis 2-longis, rostratis, striis multis longitudinali- 
bus subrepandis notatis. 
Pilis funiculi cellulosis, plus minus sinuatis, cavis, vel 
tubulosis (tubi parietibus cellulis oblongis, irregularibus, 
laxis efformatis) aer copiose continentibus 
Tegumento unico, celluloso, albumini sina sed dissec- 
tione separabile, extus pluri costato, costis basin seminis 
versus magis elevatis. Raphe in fasciculis 3-4-divisa. 
Albumine copioso, carnoso, semini conformi ; embryone 
in cavitate, ad basin albuminis fere locatà, sito, minuto, 
subclaviformi, nempe inferius crassiore, ibidemque breve 
apiculato, hinc basin versus rimà brevi longitud. notato 
Plumulis parvis in rima nidulantibus. Radiculis crassis ob- 
tusissimis inferis. Cotyledone tereti, conico-subulato. 
Chalazz loco calloso. luteo-brunnescenti, rostri basi op- 
posito. 
The cavity containing the embryo extends some distance 
towards the apex (?) of the seed. 
It is I think lined with vitellus or (quartine aliorum,) 
the membrane being united firmly to the albumen. . I judge 
so at least from the shining appearance of the walls of the 
cavity. The sphacelated apex of the nucleus, in which.or 
rather the quartine, the albumen appears to be developed, is 
visible at the base of the seed and somewhat laterally. 
The funicles of the innermost ovula are by far the largest. 
They are all cellular, most so towards the base where like- 
eret *o* 
