EXPLANATION OF PLATES 



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Plate LXXXIX. Facing page 124 

 Rose Willow — Salix purpurea (page 132) 



Fig. 



Fig. 



Plate XC. Facing page 124 

 Alder — Alnus glutinosa (page 134) 



1. Branch in leaf 



2. Young male catkin 



3. Flowering male and female catkins 



4 and 5. Male scale and flower (upperside) 

 6. Male scale and flower (lovverside) 



9- 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 



Fig. 7. Flower 

 ,, 8. Female catkin 



Scale from above 

 Scale from below (with styles) 

 Young seed catkin 

 Ripe seed catkin 

 13 and 14. Scale, with seed 

 15 and 16. Seeds 



17. Transverse section of seed 



18. Longitudinal section of seed 



Plate XCI. Facing page 126 

 Yew Tree — Taxus baccata (page 137) 



Fig. 1. Spray with berries (reduced) 



,, 2. Leaf with male flower in axil (natural size) 



,, 3. Male flower, showing stamens (enlarged) 



„ 4. Connectivum (upperside) 



„ 5. Connectivum (lowerside) 



„ 6. Female flower (natural size) 



,, 7. Female flower (magnified) 



,, 8. Unripe fruit 



,, 9. Ripe fruit 



,, 10 to 12. Seeds 



