PLATE XXIV. 



A. — Colchicum autumnale, Linnceus : p. 355. 



1. A stamen. 



2. The pistil invested by the base of the perianth-tube. 



3. The three-celled capsule. 



B, — Eriocaulon septangulare, Withering : p. 356. 



1. A leaf. 



2. One of the male flowers. 



3. One of the female flowers. 



4. The pistil with its subulate stigmas. 

 C — Ilex Aquifolium, Linnceus : p. 386. 



1. An abortive flower. 



2. A perfect flower. 



3. A ripe berry. 



4. A transverse section of the berry. 

 D. — ^Viscum album, Linnceus : p. 387. 



1. A cluster of male flowers. 



2. A cluster of female flowers. 



3. A ripe berry. 



