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4. Portion of a carpellum and one of its placente, from 
an ovary of the lower part of the panicle. 
5. Ovula from do. 
6. Ovulum do. testa open longitudinally. 
7. Ovulum. Testa and tegmen opened. 
8. Orula from upper part of spike, the process at the foot of 
the long funicle requires examination, nucleus adherent 
to tegument. 
CASSYATHACEJE. 
CASSYTHA. 
Cassytha filiformis, 
Herba in fruticibus parasatica aphylla eisque spongiolis 
concavis ad nexa. Caules volubiles, glabri striati. Flores 
Spicati parvi albi virescentes. Spice pauciflore, basi 3- 
racteata. 
Perianthium basi squamatum tubo brevi, limbo profunde 
3-partito, sepalis ovatis erectis. Bracteole 3, nane, tubo 
affixe, sepalis alternantes.  ZEstivatio valvata. - 
Stamina triplico ordine disposita, nempe 3-6-3, exteriora 
petaloidea, introrsum  bracteolis opposita. Intermedia 6, 
quorum, 3 basi 2-glandulosa extrorsa seriei externa opposita, 
3 basi nuda, introrsa, ordini tertio opposita. Filam. horum 6 
clavata, brevissima ordo tertius sterilis, e glandulis oblongis 
formatus. Ovarium l-loculare, l-ovulatum, ovulo pendulo, 
Stylus brevis subulatus, stigma obtusum. 
Pericarpium calyce ampliato baccato apice pervio ea 
ntorum exuviis coronata obtectum, l-spermum. Sem 
Pendulum. Testa membranacea tenuissima. Qufiléles, 
crassi plano-convexi. ^ Radicula supera, brevis. Plumula 
Po aga 2.phylla, foliolis plano-convexis 
! describes the exterior iiber as introrse, the 
m extrorse, Nees Von Esenbeck, the 3 interior as €x- 
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