ROXBURGHIA VIRIDIFLORA. é" 235 
RoxBuRGHIA ViRIDIFLORA.—(Continued.) Pl. xv. 
A. Lateral and terminal buds of the same branch. 
1. Lateral bud, in axilla of alternating leaf a. 
2. Same detached, a, bract which again may produce ` 
` a bud in its axilla. 
3. Bud of the same, staminal puncta developed. 
4. Terminal flower bud of the same; perianth, except- 
ing one inner sepal removed. 
5. 6. Stamina of the same, they having assumed the ma- 
ture form. 
7. Pistillum, a disc, perforated at the apex, perfora- 
tion sub-central, fundus occupied by a disc. 
B. Terminal flower bud. 
l. 3. Sepals removed. 
2. Same, stamens spread out to shew the pistillum. 
3. Dorsal view of a stamen, as transparent object shew- 
ing the opacity of the connectif, and the transpa- 
rent grumous appearance of cells. 
4, Same in front, 4 a. contents of the cellular a 
_ scarcely separable. 
5. Pistillum, perforation or opening id down 
one side! Inner disc unaltered. 
C. l. Terminal flower bud, the two outer wo TE re- 
moved. 
9, Same, all the sepals kemoved.. 
9. 4. Stamina. 
5. 'Transverse section of ditto. - 
6. One locellus, cut transversely. 
7. Contents of locellus, RES separable grume, with 
' rudiments of nucleary cells. 
8. Vertical view of the pistillum, now with a distinct 
ventral suture at a. 
9. Another view, opening smaller in size. 
10. Pistillum half of, a. opening, 5. dorsum, c. ventral 
suture, d. placentiform free placenta ! 
