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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Fig. 125. A Petal ; a. the Claw ; 

 b. the Border or Lamina. 



Pig. 126. A Cruciform Corolla. 



Fig. 127. A Eosaceous Corolla. 



Fig. 128. A Papilionaceous Co- 

 rolla. 



Fig. 129. The Standard of a 

 Papilionaceous Corolla. 



Fig. 130. Wing of a Papiliona- 

 ceous Corolla. 



Fig. 131. Keel of a Papiliona- 

 ceous Corolla. 



Fig. 132. A Spur. 



Fig. 133. a. The Filament ; b. 

 the Anther. 



Fig. 134. Incumbent Anther. 



Fig. 135. Lateral Anther. 



Fig. 136. A Pistil ; a. the Ger- 

 men or Ovary ; b. the Style ; 

 c. the Stigma. 



Fig. 137. A Capsule. 



Fig. 138. A Pod or Siliqua. 



Fig. 139. A Pouch or Silicula. 



Fig. 140. A Legume. 



PLATE IX. 



Fig. 141. A Nut. 

 Fig. 142. A Drupe. 

 Fig. 143. An Apple. 

 Fig. 144. A Berry. 

 Fig. 145. A Compound Berry. 

 Fig. 146. A Cone or Strobilus. 

 Fig. 147. Longitudinal Section 

 of a Cone. 



Fig. 148. Two Cotyledons of a 

 Bean. 



a. The Embryo. 



b. The Radicle. 



c. The Caulicle. 



Fig. 149. Simple Pappus ; also 



Sessile. 

 Fig. 150. Stipitate or Stalked 



Pappus. 



Fig. 151. Feathery Pappus. 

 Fig. 152. The Tail of a Seed. 

 Fig. 153. The Wing of a Seed. 

 Fig. 154. A Flat Receptacle. 

 Fig. 155. A Conical Receptacle. 



PLATE X. 



Veronica Chamcedrys, having the 



Root fibrous ; 



Stem creeping at the base, sim- 

 ple, ascending, with a line of 



hairs on each side ; 

 Leaves egg-shaped, sessile, 



wrinkled, serrate, hairy ; 

 Clusters lateral, axillar, rising 



higher than the stem, and with 



their stalks hairy ; 

 Stipules lance-shaped; 

 Flowers numerous, with a calyx 



consisting of four segments ; 



a corolla with four unequal 



segments, monopetalous, and 



wheel-shaped ; 

 Anthers two ; 

 One Pistil ; 

 Capsule inversely heart-shaped, 



compressed. 



