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as the Coriipositm, Leguminoscc, etc., or some one or more 



Fig. Q5.—M!/ri'ca. I. Flowering shoot. II. Monoecious inflorescence ; female 

 flowers above; male, below. III. Bract and stamens of male flower. IV. Pistil 

 of the English Jf. Ga'le, Sweet Gale. V. Transverse section of fruit. VI. Embryo. 



genera of a family may abound in species, as the Heath ; 



