FIG. i. 



i. A. male hop. flower. $ Ferianth (sepal) st stamen. 



2. Berianth of ' ynale 'flbwfer , with anthers removed; the fine short filaments 



are visible. * 



3. A stam&n shearing the/deh iscence of the anther. 

 -4. A young female inflorescence (a hop "in burr") showing the stigmas 



' ("brush'"). 

 5. A complete female flower, p The cup-shaped perianth ; o ovary; 



s stigma. 



6. A bracteole (b) surrounding the ripe fruit (" seed ") /. 

 7. A ripe hop showing the stipular bracts (s b) and bracteoles (b). 

 (i 6 X 3, 7 natural size.) 



Frontispiece. Page 17. 



