EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PLATE XL DRYOPETALON RUNCINATUM 



FiG L A flower, cnlarged. 



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2. A scpal, enlarged, seen from within. 



3. A petal, enlargcd. • 



4. The stamens and pistil, wlth the receptacle, equally enlarged. 

 5- A mature silique, cut across, enlarged. 



6. Base of a dehiscent silique, more magnlfied, showing the seeds in place. 



7. A seed, more magnificd, transversely dlvided. 



PLATE XIL A AMOREUXIA SCHIEDEANA 



FiG. L A fruit, of the natural slze. 



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2. A seed from the sarae, masfnified. 



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The same, with the thin and fragile external integument, or testa, removed. 



4. Longitudinal sectlon of the seed, magnified, showing the homotropous embryo, &c. 



5. Embryo detached, and more magnified. 



PLATE XIL B. GLOSSOPETALON SPINESCENS, p. 29. 



FiG. 1. Diagram of the flower. 



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2. A flower, enlargcd. 



3. Inside, and 4, outside view of a stamen, more enlarired. 



5. The pistil, morc magnified. 



6. Vertlcal section of a flower through the ovary, showing the ovules, &c., magnified 



7. The fruit, with the perslstcnt calyx, enlarged. 



8. Vertical sectlon of the same, showing the seed. 



9. The seed with Its carunculate arlllus, marrnlfied. 



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'^ 10. Transverse section of the same. 



PLATE XIII. PSATHYROTES SCAPOSA, p. 100. 



FiG. L A separate flower, magnified. 



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2. The corolla laid open, and the stamens, magnified. 



3. A stamen, morc macjnified. 



4. The style, cqually magnified. 



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