136. AROIDE. 
5. Spathe in estivation, a is the line along which it will 
open. 
Ба. Shews estivation of lamina of spatha. 
50. JEstivat. of spatha, about the faux. 
5c. Ditto of the tube. 
6 Long section of base of spatha, but not of spadix, shew- 
; ing hollow conical shaped process. 
7. Another section parallel to, and through dorsum of spa- 
dix, shews that this arises from the thickest margin. 
8. Another spadix removed. 
9. Spadix, spatha removed. 
10. Two anthers these generally will be found to’ exsert 
a cone of mucilage, in which the grains of pollen 
аге imbedded, these are represented also’ as: emitting 
boyaux ; 
ll. Perfect pollen grain. 
12. Young grains just escaping бека parent cell, from the 
same anthers equally developed. 
13. Young grain, 14 more developed. 
15. Long section of the ovarial part of the spadix. 
16. Orulum and filament. 
17. Ovule structure of. ` 
18. Vermiform filament, doubtless conducting. 
2. Crytocoryne elata, fruit and ripe seeds, Pl. CLXXI. 
Fig. П 
1. Fruit not of full size. 
2. Ditto full size and open; a remains of the winged axis; 
b, b, b, b. portions of the white membrano-cellular septa. 
3. Seed. 
4. Same longit. section ; a testa, 5 callous urceolar nucleus. 
с. cotyledon, d inner (accessory) radicle, e. axis from 
which the plumula and young leaves originate. 
oe 5. Two seeds from the same, both germinating. in. the 
ruit, 
