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. always swollen, still the anceps edge is always traceable, 
the branchlets are slightly spiral twisted, the direction of. the 
broad and narrow faces of the joints alternates. 
The perfect females are much more numerous ata given 
time, than the males, fecundation is very common, 
The real state of the inflorescence isa ternary flowered 
spike, but often on either side of a solitary, (terminal female) 
there is a female and two males, or there are 3 ternary 
Spikes aggregated. The females are by no means always 
central, particularly iu the central spike of a thrice ternary 
one, 
The phenomena are as in Viscum papulosum, it is vain to 
attem pt to determine the eee by books, the ehaticters 
given entirely omitting the see 
— PL DCXXX. Fig. 15, Biprosinci the parasitism of the 
Specimen, which is a simple conical graft, without intermix- 
ture of any system. | 
The two barks adhered slightly, there is no pith in the 
parasite, pee: from excertion, or where does the pith be- 
. 
E DEXXX. 
. |. Plant natural size, joints Ee ue too broad. 
.9. Portion of a branch slightly magnified. 
- 9. A flower-bearing joint. 
_ +4, Double transverse section of anther. 
5 Pollen (in water.) - 
| 6. Female flower with the two males deselopiag Ltr. 
7. The same, two sepals removed. 
vs. Double long section of ovarium of same period, a the 
o the embryo sac visible in its axis. 
_ 8a. Embryo sac detached. - b uv nico | 
De: Beto sac after pce M L a pollinia visicle, 
9a. Do. ,1,, the apex of the sac with a distinct interrup- 
... tion of continuity. 
10. Young fruit. about advanced, 
