TorreyanoB. N. O. Taxineae. 



TABS. CCXXXII. CCXXXIII. 



TORREVA TAXIFOLIA, 



Gen. Char. Toureya. Am. [non Spreng.) Dioica. — Masc. 

 Amentmn primo subglobosuni, demum elongaturn.. Rachis 

 nuda, demum elongaia, basi squamis siccis quadrifariam im- 

 bricatis bracteataj multiflora. SquamcB staminiferse pedicel-- 

 latae, subpeltatae, dimidiatse, hinc antheram 4-locularem pen- 

 dulam gerentes. — Foem. Amentum ovatum, basi, ut in mare, 

 bracteatum, uniflorum. Discus carnosus hypogynus nullus. 

 Ovidum erectum. Semen ovatum, basi squamis siccis baud 

 grandefactis bracteatum, cseterum nudum; testa crassa extus 

 carnoso-coriacea, intus fibrosa: tegmen crustaceum, durum. 

 Albumen rumlnatum- Embryo subcylindricus, brevis; cotyle- 



dones connatse. — Arbores. 



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CQtL Folia disticha^ linearia^ rigiday mucronato-pungentia. Arn. 



of Nat. Hist 



Nutt, 



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Hab. Middle Florida; as upon calcareous hills on the eastern 

 bank of the Appalach River, near the confluences of the Flint 

 and Chattahoochie ; and at Flat Creek of the Appalach, and 

 at Aspalaga, plentiful. {Dr Torrey.) 

 For a more full account of this fine taxoid plant, which 



forms a middling-sized tree, and is named in compliment to a 



distinguished naturalist, and one of the most estimable of men, 



I refer to Dr Arnott's Memoir above Quoted. 



Tab. CCXXXII. Branch from a male tree. Fig. 1. Male 

 amentum. /. 2. Front; and / 3. back view of an antheriferous 



scale : — magnified. 



Tab. CCXXXIII. Branch from a female tree. Tig. L Female 

 amentum, with the fecundated ovule: — magnified. /. 2, Ovule 

 cut through vertically, showing the testa (or outer coat) with 

 the fibrous bodies imbedded in the substance; next to it the 

 tegmen^ including the nucleus: — magnified. /. 5. Mature seed: 

 naU size. f. 6. The same, with the testa removed, which, at 

 /. 7, is cut through vertically to show the ruminated albumen, 

 / 8. The embryo. / 3. Germinating seed, the cotyled 



truded. / 4. The shrivelled albumen removi 

 The dissections are from Dr Torrey's drawings. 



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