.626 LORANTHACE.E, 
Nipple scarcely if at all detectable, central tissue whitish 
gorged with granules, percursed by 5-6 fuscescent lines; 
which now reach lower down than they did before. 
Iodine now violets the whole of this, most intensely how- 
ever along the lines of the sacs. The base is now when 
iodined indistinguishable from the rest. 
Saes exist at this period, but I am ignorant how far they 
extend upwards. 
A long section at this period, shows the slit of style not to 
extend to its base. 
A transverse section at this period iodined shows a small 
central space unyioletted, around which are 6 violetted spots, 
towards the base of the flower confluent, above more and more 
distinct, they are in the direction seen to be opposite the lobes 
of the epigynous gland. 
Towards the apex rather oblique, a eatycalns, b part of base 
of urianth, c pur of epigynous gland. 
2 alternate with the lobes of the other fig. 
towards the dee as is shewn by the situation of the bundles of 
vessels, 
The violet dots ia a bud, 3 lines long are only visible to- 
wards the epigynous gland, below, the tissue is quite homo- 
geneous, 
If it really is the case idi the sacs are developed from 
above downwards, and that they subsequently extend below 
the base of the nipple, it may be considered as conclusive 
that the nipple is merely an elevation of the paries of the 
ous > and has nothing apparently in common with an ovu- 
um. 
After repeated examinations I can make nothing out of 
this from the time, the nipple appears to become adherent. 
The style separates at the point where the a canal ter- 
minates ; here it seems to be solid. 
At expansion, the ovary may I think be described as sol id 
- Containing 5 or 6, gut-like embryo sacs, imbedded in ue 
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