HAMAMELIDE.E. 681 
and by the number of vascular fascicles of the style which 
are four on the .axis of each lobe of the stigmatic canal. 
The ovula are solitary, and curiously situated, they are 
transverse with regard to the ovary, although their con- 
formation is entirely similar, the ordinary ovula having or- 
dinary direction. The nucleary ends of both ovula point to 
the same direction. 
HAMAMELIDE. 
HAMAELIS. 
Hamamelis sp. Pl. DCXXXIII. 
Bootan collection Tassangsee: Feb. 12th, 1838. 
l. Branch natural size. 
2. The alabastrum 4 developed: 
3. Flower. 
4. Do. laid open pistillum removed. 
E Petal. 
7. Section of do. shewing its conduplication. 
8. Calyx and genitalia petals removed. 
9. Stamen 
10. Do. bem. 
11. Do. anther just opened. 
12. Do. anther more opened. 
13. Do. fully opened. 
14. Do. after dehiscence - 
A 
Gt ry haart, SR Rr Dam AS E do i ESSA z 
EA QUT A E ee WE 
15. Do. do. 
16. Do. do. FOR view. 
17. Pollen. 
18. Germin. 
19. Do. ovarium laid open Mee AE ea 
. 20. Very young ovula. 
~ 2l. Ovulum from a flower full brown. 
22. Longitudinal section. . 
: L 
