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membranous, gamophyllous perianth closely enveloping the ovary, the 
enlargement of which eventually ruptures it; and a one-celled, one- 
gm 8 ovaries represented in the 
plate is possibly only the scar left by a disarticulated portion.—W, 
orrinGc Hems.ey. 
rs ; 4, perianth 
male flower laid open ; 5, the two stamens of a flower ; 6, calyptriform perianth of female 
flower; 7, longitudinal section of the one-celled ovary; 8, cross section of the same 
9, two-valved capsule and seed borne on lateral axis; 10, the same after valves have 
fallen away; 11, section of seed in which the albumen and embryo do not fill the 
cavity.— All enlarged. 
