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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
Puate CCCCLIX. Myrica cERIFERA. 
. A flowering branch of the staminate tree, natural size. 
. A flowering branch of the pistillate tree, natural size. 
. Diagram of a staminate flower. 
. Diagram of a pistillate flower. 
A staminate flower with its scale, rear view, enlarged. 
. A pistillate flower with its scale, front view, enlarged. 
A pistillate flower with its scale, enlarged. 
. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 
. Vertical section of an ovary, enlarged. 
. A fruiting branch, natural size. 
. Vertical section of a fruit, enlarged. 
. An embryo, much magnified. 
. A sterile branch of the dwarf form. 
