234 0^ T SEEDLINGS 



Stem woody, erect, terete, striate, minutely tuberculate, gla- 

 brous, deep green ; 1st internode subterranean ; 2nd 1-9 cm. long ; 

 3rd 2-3 cm. ; 4th 3*7 cm. ; 5th 2-9 cm. 



Leaves simple, entire, cauline, stipulate, opposite, decussate, 

 petiolate, glabrous, penninerved, coriaceous, deep green, with a 

 raised prominent midrib on both surfaces ; petioles short, stout, with 

 the flattened midrib occupying nearly the whole of its upper surface 

 and thickened above at the base, covering and protecting the bud, 

 prominently convex on the back, articulated with the stem; stipules 

 small, interpetiolar, triangular. 



FIG. 208. Xanthockymus pictorius. Half nat. size. 



1st to 4th pair of leaves inclusive reduced to small, ovate, or the 

 uppermost subulate, acute, carinate, black scales. 



5th lanceolate, elliptic, acuminate, with a prominent midrib 

 and thickened nerve-like margin, 8 cm. long, 3 cm. broad towards 

 the middle. 



Ultimate leaves oblong-elliptic, entire, subacuminate, obtuse, 

 penninerved, with parallel veins, deep green, coriaceous, evergreen, 

 stipules small, triangular, interpetiolar. 



Calophyllum Inophyllum, L. (fig. 209). 

 Hypocotyl undeveloped. 



Cotyledons thick and fleshy, remaining in the testa after ger- 

 mination, shortly petiolate with strong fleshy petioles, subterranean. 



