326 MENISPERMACE, 
end, outwards; many of these under l-inch C. M. look like 
parallelog. tissue, but I think they will be fibro-vascular. 
It is singular that the outer limit should be marked with 
an opaque punctum, which looks detached, the fibrous tissue 
not having reached it. The outline of the 2 wood is irregu- 
larly lobed. Compare these observations minutely with such 
as have reference to previous species, 
Pl. CCCCLXXXVII. 
1. Plant reduced nearly 3. 
2. Female inflorescencé. 
3. Female flower, these small ones were all abortive, but 
probably represent the flower as per anthesin. 
` 4. Same, perianth outer removed, hairs should be carried 
to the top. 
5, 5. Pistillum of the same. 
6. Long section do. 
7. Flower after fecundation magnified about 7 times. 
8. The same outer perianth spread out. 
9. Same inner do. laid open. 
10. Long section of pistillum disclosing one growing and 
one abortive ovule. 
11. The two ovula detached. 
12. Growing ovula do. 
13. Long section of same or as seen under graduated pres 
sure, 
Pl. CCCCLXXX VIII. 
l. Fruit immature (4 nat. size.) 
2. One of the carpella detached nat. size. 
3. Long section, young seed removed, at a endocarp 
hardened, at 4 barren ovula. 
4. Long section, seed in situ, a hardened part of endo- 
carp, 6 barren ovula, c funicle, d micropyle, om th? 
front face is represented the raphe. 
