EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate CCCXVIIL Celtis Mississippiensis. 



1- A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. A staminate flower just expanding, enlarged. 



3. A staminate flower after an thesis, enlarged. 



4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



5. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



6- A fruit cut transversely, enlarged. 



7. A nutlet, enlarged. 



8. A seed, enlarged. 



9. A branchlet with lanceolate entire leaves, natural size 



10. A leaf, natural size. 



11. A leaf, natural size. 



12. A winter branchlet, natural size. 



13. A winter-bud and leaf-scar, enlarged. 



Plate CCCXIX. Celtis Mississippiensis, var. reticulata. 



1. A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. A staminate flower expanding, enlarged. 



3. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



4. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



6. Vertical section of a fruit, enlarged. 



6. A seed, enlarged. 



7. Under surface of a leaf, natural size. 



8. A winter branchlet, natural size. 



9. A winter-bud, and leaf-scar, enlarged. 

 10. Side view of a winter-bud, enlarged. 



