o/Gentiaua caiupestris. 



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oil a peduncle ; tlie smallest contained no ovules, another had only 

 a few ; one of the larger was open at the apex, which consisted of 

 four petaloid processes ; the other was bifid at the apex, one of 

 the divisions leafy, the other of the usual structure ; it contained 

 numerous ovules ; these were conlincd to its lower half. One of 

 the tlower-buds alluded to had its calyx 4-cleft of the usual struc- 

 ture ; corolla 5-cleft ; stamens five, some perfect, others petaloid ; 

 in its centre a solitary petal with one stamen and one ovary, these 

 two confluent ; on the walls of the ovary were nmnerous normal 

 ovules mixed with others converted into leaf-like bodies, and some 

 presenting the form of two green leaflets with an ovule in their 

 axil (tig. 1). The ovaiy already mentioned as being embraced 

 by the two flower-buds was half an inch in length, cleft half way 

 on one side, all the way on the other (tig. 2) ; on its edges were 



l'i£. 1. 



numerous ovules ; in its interior and continuous with the axis 

 there was present a corolla of two lobes, with one stamen and a 

 pedunculated ovar\', containing a few ovules. The buds occupy- 

 ing the centre of the flower in No. 9. of the Table are vrorthy of 

 detailed description. 



No. 1. Calyx none ; corolla of ten petals ; stamens ten, alter- 

 nate with the petals ; the place of the ovary was occupied by two 

 flower-buds, each with single perianth, imperfect stamens, and 

 one ovaiy in each. 



No, 2. Sepals five ; petals eight ; stamens ten, in two whorls ; 

 ovaries two, almost natural. 



No. 3. Sepals three ; petals three ; stamens three, alternate with 

 the petals; ovary of three carpellary leaves with six rows of 

 ovules. 



No. 4. Sepals five, an ovary adhering to the outside of one ; 

 petals five ; stamens five, alternate with the petals ; ovary of five 

 carpellary leaves with ten rows of ovules. 



