LORANTHUS. 617 
8. Long double section of ovary after the fall of perianth. 
8a. The seed, developing of the same. 
8b. More magnified two of the inner tubes have separated 
from their sacs which were torn away. 
9, Embryo more developed, no longer adheres to the cellu- 
lar tissue, grown from the sac. 
The same Pl. DCXX. Fig. II. 
1, 2. Heads of 2 unfecundated sacs, they are more dilated 
than any others, I have yet seen. 
3, 4, 5. Front, back, and lateral views of the anther. 
6. Young seed, even now the embryo exceeds in bulk the 
soft albuminous tissue, the curvature of the inner tubes 
is of frequent occurrence. 
- Ditto more advanced after the action of nitric acid. 
3. Loranthus pentapetalus, Pl. DCXXIV. 
Foliis oppositis glabris undulatis concavis (ob conduplicat) 
sub lanceolatis obtuse acuminatis venis inconspicuis coriaceis, 
Racemis sub spicatis ambitu cylindraceis, axillis solitariis 
. vel 2-3 fasciculat. ascendent. (the plant is pendulous) floribus- 
que vivid coccineo-sanguineis. 
Pedicello brevissimo inferne l-bractez. Fl. 3-linealis 
_¢alycis tubo subcylind. ovato, ore minimo ciliatulo annulifor. 
_ Subintegro ambitu pentagono. 
Per. urceolatum tubo globoso 5-angulato laciniis totidem 
alternis reflexis spathulatis, (vero) 6-petalum petalis infra 
. medium dilatat. ad exsertion filament constant. filam. laciniis 
breviore alba. Anth. adnat. revolutis luteze. 
— Stylus stam. paullo brevior. parte in urceolo floris recon- 
5 it. incrassato 5-gono ceterum constrictiuscul. cylindraceo, 
basi rugosa. 
labast, basi amplato 5-gono supra clavato, juniore axi 
) adpressa. Infloresc. evoluto inverse. 
E Plant natural size. (Fig. L) 
= 2 Alabastram. 
sisi aaa flower. 
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