DEFORMED MELILOTUS. 129 
form the central fascicle, and from the same point was derived 
the lateral placental vein of that side. 
Description of Plate, 42.— Fig. 1. 
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Flower of a deformed Melilotus. 
Same laid open, pistillum removed, shews a tendency 
to regularity and incurvation of all the petals. 
Lateral view of a flower more advanced. 
Front do. do. 
Another flower, margins of pistil dentate. 
The same to shew the structure of the margins, and 
its greater papillosity than the midrib. 
The same laid open, (in front.) 
Pistillum with an ovulum, the other ovulum was in- 
curved inside. 
The outer ovulum, (on the side of carpel) a flat body 
with similar edges as pistil, a central vein, branched 
to upper margin. 
. The other and its side of the carpel. 
. Lateral view of ditto. 
. Front of ditto, its margins are thickened and incurved. 
. Another with 4 ovula, the fourth not seen from its 
being inside. 
. The other side of the same pistil near the ovule, 
lower one of different structure. 
. Front view of this. 16. Lateral view. 
Ditto 1-20th shews the ovuliform structure of the 
head of the stalk, one vessel sending a small branch 
to the stalk, but not into it. 
. Different views 1-20th of the same ovuliform body 
. Pistillum very slightly open towards the apex, as 

happens in all cases when in other parts a good 
deal closed. 
23, 24. Ovula, from much closed pistilla assuming 
their proper form, appear quite closed and simple, 
although the hollow inflation in the centre looks 
like a membranous sac. 
Ovulum from two-thirds of a closed pistil, the elon- 
gated neck was continuous with the surface. 
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