398 . DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLOWER | 
10. Bud of the same. 
11. Floral disc ditto, of MPH of ibo 5th or anticous 
sepa 
19. Another disc of the same period ; a. anticous sepal. 
13. Bud, more developed. 
14. Floral disc, with outlines of the 5th sepals.' 
15. Vertical view of ditto. 
Resulis. 
Extraordinary homogeneousness between the origin of all 
the parts, viz., axis, bracts, bracteoles, and sepals. 
Bracteoles not opposite, because one is developed first. 
5. Sepal, outermost developed first. 
Extraordinary similarity between the appearance of the 
disc, when producing bracteoles {or sepals) to an ovulum 
in its earlier periods. 
PLATE xvit.—(Continued.) 
B. 16. Very young flower, now consisting of 5 outlined sepals, 
gibbosities, and a central simple angular disc. 
17. The same seen vertically. 
18. Another seen laterally, rather more advanced. 
19. Same seen vertically, between the sepals and the 
puneta of the petals. 
:90. A little more advanced vertically. 
21. Same, sepals spread out, shewing the disc and the 
puncta of the petals. 
22, A bud, more advanced ; 5th sepal bent down. Punc- 
tula of the outer stamens! between the puncta of 
petals and centre of the disc. 
92a, Bud, 22b. Ditto, bracteoles removed. 
23, The same more advanced, all the parts, except the 
inner row of stamina, chalked out. 
94. Earlier sepals spread out, no furrow visible on the sur- 
face of the cone or centre of the disc or pistillum. 
25. More advanced, bud, with base of its bractez. 
26. Bracteoles removed, anticous 5th sepal in front. 
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