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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
Prats CXCVIII. HamaAmetis VIRGINIANA. 
. A flowering and fruiting branch, natural size. 
. Diagram of a flower. 
. Vertical section of a flower, enlarged. 
. A pistil, enlarged. 
. A stamen, one of the anthers opening, front view, enlarged. 
. A stamen, rear view, enlarged. 
A rudimentary stamen, enlarged. 
. An ovule, much magnified. 
. An open fruit, enlarged. 
. Cross section of a fruit, enlarged. 
. A seed, enlarged. 
. Vertical section of a seed, enlarged. 
- An embryo, much magnified. 
. A leafy branch, natural size. 
. The base of a leaf with stipules, natural size. 
. A branchlet showing flowers and leaf-bud in winter. 
. A cluster of flower-buds with bracts and bractlets, enlarged. 
