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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
Puate CCXIX. Nyssa OGecHe. 
. A flowering branch of the sterile tree, natural size. 
. A flowering branch of the fertile tree, natural size. 
Diagram of a staminate flower. 
. Diagram of a fertile flower. 
A staminate flower, enlarged. 
. Vertical section of a staminate flower, enlarged. 
An anther, front view, enlarged. 
. An anther, rear view, enlarged. 
. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 
. Vertical section of a pistillate flower, enlarged, 
. An ovule, much magnified. 
2. A fruiting branch, natural size. 
. Vertical section of a fruit, natural size. 
. Cross section of a fruit, natural size. 
. A stone, natural size. 
. An embryo, natural size. 
. A winter branchlet, natural size. 
