616 LORANTHACEX. 
The phenomena of fecundation are those of L. bicolor. 
the sacs are of great tenuity, the cavity of the ovarium ap- 
pears blocked up, the embryo base is on a level with the base 
of the cotyledons. 
2. Loranthus farinosus, Pl. DOXX., or L. incarnatus, Jack, 
for the young shoots and leaves are covered with ferruginous 
pubescence, although otherwise it does not agree with his 
description. 
The embryo sacs reach up the style a good way nearly 
. to the stigma, often, and generally it presents the same pheno- 
mena as L. bicolor. The chief anomaly consists in the soft 
mucilaginous nature of the cells first developed, their adhe- 
sion to the embryonic mass, the preponderance of this body 
at an early period, the exceeding distinctness of the inner 
tubes, not only separating easily from the sacs, but from 
each other. The embryonic tissues appear to commence 
from the inner tubes at the termination of the sacs. It pre- 
sents the same development of cellular tissue from unfecun- 
dated sacs, the same engagement of 2 pollen tubes, the abor- 
tion of some of the sacs oecasionally, the same fundus to the 
ovarium, the same composition of the embryonic mass. 
The young fruit is hard, the fibrous or hard outer layer 
being produced inwards in a ruminate mann 
The embryo sacs become enlarged subsequently, but no 
albumen seems to be formed in their cells. L. oleoides, pre- 
sents the same phenomena as L. globosus. 
l. DCXX. Fig. I. 
i Raceme and alabastrum of Lor. farinosus or incarnatus. 
2. Flower, slightly increased. 
3. Upper part of perianth laid open. 
. 4. Base of pistillum and its bractea. 
5. Stigma. 
6. Long double section of ovarium during expansion. 
7. Lower parts of style of ditto with two embryo sacs« 
7a, Head of one of the m sacs of the same ovarium. 
