384 CHLORANTHACES. 
The cells of the cutes are sinuous, that of the under sur- 
- face being alone stomatose. 
The whole appendages of the axis are disposed in a regular 
binary manner, the flowers are regularly and decussating- 
ly opposite. 
The number of anthers I take to be 4, the two lateral 
ones being distinct, the intermediate lobe bearing two anthers ; 
all these are quadrilocular, at least in the young state the 
` upper loculi being much the smallest. 
The ovarium is simple notwithstanding that the style can 
scarcely be said to be oblique, the stigmatic cannal is distinct, 
The ovulum is attached to the inner side with respect to the 
axis and towards the summit, it is antitropous. The chie 
enlargement of the ovary after fecundation takes place to- 
wards its base, hence the scar by the falling off, caused of 
the filament appears to be carried up, until it becomes nearly 
rminal? : 
The two coats of the ovule are distinct and the chalaza 
conspicuous spreading over the base of the nucleus, which 
adheres slightly to the inner integument. 
It is the inner portion of the outer which subsequently 
becomes the drupaceous coat, hence the micropyle should 
be visible on it when mature. _ 
The excavation formed within the nucleus is lined by an 
albuminary membrane excessively fine, it is in this that 
the albumen is formed. The embryo isof late appearance. 
The micropyle becomes indurated and somewhat mam- 
iliform ; and is at this stage, which is before the appearances 
of the embryo, green. 
Fructus: ovati utrinque obtusi, spicati, basi bractei Squa- 
miformi herbacei: coloris suffalti subbacati miniat. i 
Pericarpium crassiusculum carnoso-fungosum, intus parce 
venulosum, apice Migmatis arlene coronatum, et obliquuscu- 
‘lum? 1-loculare. 
Semen unicum ines 1 forma pericarpii sed utrinque 
acutius, 
