10 CYCADER. 
The crown of the immature fruit is broader, and depressed, 
so that the apex is rather concave. The carpel leaves are no 
longer erect, but the elaminate passes outwards, the lamina 
inwards, and this part is much broader and more concave. 
The ripe seeds (only seen detached) elliptical, compressed, 
18 lines long, 12 across the narrow diameter, 16 across the 
broad diameter; the apex presents a small apiculus, the base 
a large hilum. The epicarpium outside is smooth, of a yellow- 
ish brown colour; the mesocarp rather thick spongy-woolly, 
consisting of white cells at right angles with the drupe, be- 
tween the two, there isa cellular white shining layer, sprinkled 
with resinous? reddish dots. 
The inner surface of the drupe is lined by a papery brown- 
ish tissue with longitudinal vessel. 
The albumen separates naked except at the apex, the sur- 
face of which is slightly furrowed, to whicha thin brown 
membrane with a mammilla in the centre adheres, under- 
neath, there is a rather deep depression in the apex of the 
albumen, tbe fundus of this presents 6 greyish spots, to each 
of these corresponds an oblong cavity lined by a membranous 
sac. 
Embryo very immature, attached by an enormously long 
curled up funicle, which arises from the union of 2 or more 
processes, passing down an equal number of the sacs. 
Has. Lower Assam, about Gowahatty, the specimens were 
obtained from Major Jenkins. 
3. Cycas pectinata, Pl. CCCLX. Fig. 3. 
Fruits disposed in terminal depressed heads, the carpel 
14 foot in diameter not as in the others becoming spreading 
or in any way reflexed. 
Carpels exceedingly numerous, allied in this respect to | 
C. revoluta as also in occasionally narrow leaves, stalks about 
.. equal to the fruit-bearing part and apex included, idu 
the fruit enlarged into a cordate lamina asce 
beyond 7 
and then incurved connivent and imbrieated. Ali the parta 
