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EXPLANATION OF THE ANNEXED PLATES. 



Tab. XIV. Fig. 1. A small branch of Durio zibethinus. 



2. A complete flower of the same. 



3. The outer calyx, separately. 



4. The inner calyx. 



5. A petal. 



6. A phalanx of stamens. 



7. An anther, magnified. 



8. A lamella of the same. 



9. The ovarium and style. 



10. A piece of the scaly surface of the calyx and 

 a scale magnified. 

 Tab. XV. A middle-sized Durion. 



Tab. XVI. Fig. 1. A transversal section of the same. 



2. The mass of arils or fleshy lobes enveloping the 



kernels, taken out of the loculament. 



3. A single lobe of the same, opened to show 



the situation of the seed. 



4. The seed, detached. 



5. Transversal section of the same. 



6. The embryo, entire. 



7. The same, with a part of the conferruminated 



cotyledons cut off, to show the situation of 

 the radicle. 



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