702 BERBERIDEX. 
Pedicell szpius elongati ad apicem subincrassati. 
Calyx 3 sepalus, sepalis caducis oblongis concavis subpe- 
taloideis rubro-fusco-tincti, imbricatis subvenosis. 
Petal 6 biseriata zestivat. imbricata oblonga vel oblongo- 
obovata, patentia apice rotundata irregulariter dentata vel 
denticulata lutea decidua. 
Stam. totidem opposita, hypogyna. Filamenta ad an- 
there extrorÉze adnatz biloculares valvatæ, valvis inzequalibus 
interior angusta non secedens, reflexa cito, exterior magna 
secedens ab omnibus adhesionibus apicali tantum excepta 
incurva revoluta, persistens. 
Pollen oblongum, glabrum immersum primo effundit 
massam mucilaginoso aspectu tunc cito rumpitur. 
Is the outer coat soluble in water, I think not, because 
after bursting, the pollen retains its color, and the inner coat 
is always colorless. 
Ovarium ovatum uniloculare, carnisve subirregularibus 
alis pluribus szpius ad ejus apicem bifurcatis munitus, Su- 
tura placentato distinctissimo crasso, stylus subnullus, stigma 
repando undulatum in massam capitatum dispositum. 
Ovula pauca 5-7 placentz parve basilari e sutura placental 
distinctur affixa erecta, interiora longius pedicellata, tegmine 
bina, foramine hilum prope. 
Fructus non vissus. 
l. Plant nat. size. 
2. Bud. 
3. Flower. 
4. Pistillum surrounded by stamina. 
5. Inner view of stamen, before dehiscence. 
6. Outer do. of one dehiscing. 
7, 8,9. Anthers after dehiscence. 
10. Pollen. < 
.11. Do. immersed in water. 
12. Pistillum outer face of. 
13. Do. inner, shewing distinct placental suture. 
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