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raised, slightly projecting ridge of white, minutely pitted. 

 The interspaces are also dotted, of considerably darker 

 colour, and shelve gradually to the centre. 



145. SMALL TOADFLAX SEED (Linaria minor). Tlie 

 seeds are of a rich brown colour, of rounded oblong form, 

 with several bold ribs or ridges of the same colour running 

 longitudinally, and towards the apex of the seed separating 

 into nodules which maintain the same direction. (PI. II., 



fi g- 33-) 



146. LOPHOSPERMUM SEED (Lophospermum scandens). 

 Splendid seeds of the winged kind, with an irregular 

 angular outline, and the central opaque portion rough 

 with large ribbed warts or short spines. These should 

 be mounted direct from the plant, as they are soon injured. 



147. HEATHER SEED (Erica citierea). These seeds, 

 which are of a light brown colour, afford an interesting 

 object in their division into cells more or less hexagonal 

 in form, with deep interspaces. Some specimens have an 

 iridescent appearance, as noted in other cases. (PI. II., 



fig- 36.) 



148. EYEBRIGHT SEED (Euphrasia officina?is).- r Y\\\s 

 pretty little wild flower has whitish, spindle-shaped seeds, 

 with longitudinal ridges meeting at each end. The inter- 

 spaces are barred at right angles to the ribs, which are 

 marked in a similar manner. The spaces are darker in 

 colour, owing, perhaps, to the presence of some darker 

 body underneath. (PL II., fig. 30.) 



149. LING SEED (Callnna vulgans), The seeds of this 

 plant are oval in shape, covered with a decided reticu- 

 lation, sometimes plainly and at others obscurely hexa- 

 gonal. At the smaller end, the testa forms a sort of hood, 

 partially covering the body of the seed. In some lights 

 a brilliant play of colours is visible on this object. (PI. 



n, fig. 37-) 



150. NIGHTFLOWER SEED (Nyderinia capensis). The 

 extraordinary form of these seeds defies verbal description. 

 Their colour is a delicate primrose, and their texture re- 

 sembles the scaly covering of a snake. (PL II., fig. 34.) 



151. CORNFLOWER (Cyanus miner). The seeds of this 



