EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
Puate DVITI. Sasau Mexicana. 
Portion of a flowering panicle. 
. A flower, enlarged. 
. Vertical section of a flower, enlarged. 
. Perianth of a flower, with stamens displayed, enlarged. 
. A pistil divided transversely, enlarged. 
. Portion of a fruiting panicle, natural size. 
. A 2-lobed fruit, showing a third abortive lobe, natural size. 
. Vertical section of a fruit, enlarged. 
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. A seed, basal view, natural size. 
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. A seed, lateral view, with micropyle, natural size. 
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. An embryo, much magnified. 
. A leaf, much reduced. 
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