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5. Long section of young seed, a spongy flesh solid apex 
of teguments white towards the albumen, 
6. Young album, c embryo. 
6b. Embryo. 
- 3. Phytocrene calicarpa Gr. feminea planta, Pl. CCCCXC. 
Fructus e carpidiis multis in capitato globoso sessili dis- 
positi obovati, infra medium nudiusculi pressione angulati, 
Supra setis subulisve his retrofactis hirta densessimis tecta. 
Ima basin sepalis 4, e basi lata triangular setaceo-acuminat. 
Perigoneoque membranaceo, sepalor. in modo pubescent. ad 
medium 4-partit. lacinis latis subcordatis. 
Apex imus nudiusculum centro stylo brevis robusto exserto. 
Ovar. (less developed, of the same shape, the apex nudiuscu- 
lous however is longer, 3-4 gonal ending in a short thick black 
hirt style and A4linear ovate recurved stigmata, these are op- 
posed to the divisions, of the perigon.) l-loculare, ovulis 2, 1 
abortive anatropus ex apice:: loculi pendulis, an nuclearibus an 
€guments uno przedit, lacinis mucilaginif. in apicem Pistilli. 
Fructus l-locularis, Endocarpio areolato-rugosa sublente 
cellulosa, Mesæcarpio subosseo fibros (immatur.) vix separa- 
lis, superfice rugosa, apex solidus lacunis mucilag, sursum 
ampliorib. exceptis, 
Semen pendulum cavitat. implens, superfice irregulare hinc 
raphe conspicuscula fere } complete. 
Tegument. cellulosam farinaceam integram vix separabit, 
basin fibrosam. 
Albumen carnosum copiosum, forma seminis transversely 
Sigmoideo-carvatam, extus superfic. rugulos. papillos. intus 
leve nitensque. 
Embryo cotyled. maximis foliaceis accumbent. sigmoideo- 
is transverse. Radicula brevissime supera hilum prope. 
umula inconspicua, 
I have only seen the abortive ovula which are withered and 
Compressed, I think there are appearances of one tegument 
