GNAPITALIUM. 941 
Flos femineus e corolla angust tubulosa obscure 3-den- 
tata, ovario glabriusculo, stylo stigmatibus ordinis, extimis 
abortivis. 
Flores masculi discoidei pauci 3-4, terminalis squamis 5 
intimis vacuis circumcincti; structu ordinario. Pappo pareo 
dentato. Antheris subinclusis. 
Akenia recouditi in sinubus squamarum obovati, compres- 
siusculi, lzevia glabra tegument bina, exterius calycinum lutes- 
cens, interius grumoso-areolatum (ex emDryones sacculo 
ortum) Embryo ordinis. 
l. Plant natural size. 
2, Capitulus single separated, 
3, Same, some squam:ze removed, the others separated, the 
5 upper ones subverticillate somewhat spread out. 
4. Another view the 5 upper squamæ as seen in the dry 
State: the arachne supposed to be removed, it shews 
the small development of the outermost squame and 
. their flowers, the want of flowers to the verticillate 
ones, 
Female flower and scale, which contains the whole of 
the flower, except the apex of corolla, and the stigmati- 
ferous branches of the style. 5a Female flower. 
6. Male flower, 
7. Same Spread open. 
8. Portion of Pappus. 
9. Anthera. 
10. Portion of wall of its cell, the fibres rudimentary and 
quite wanting in the basilar appendages. 
ll. Akenuim, which is quite smooth. 
12. Section of ditto. A calycine tegument. à Embyonary. 
€ Embryo, * 
e 
* 
I3. Portion of tegument of akenuim. a Calycine. 0 em- 
“Fyonary saccular. 
p.979. ar: May, 1839. Vid. Itin. Notes no. 633, 
Ons. The chief points worthy of notice are the small de- 
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