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CVIIL DATISCE^E. 



Datisca. 

 flower seen in profile (mag.). 



Datixa. g flower seen from below (mag.). 



Datisca. 



Seed, whole and cut 

 vertically (mag.). 



Datisca. 



Transverse section of ovary, 

 showing the parietal many- 

 . ovuled placentas (mag.). 



Datisca eannabina. 9 plant. 



teeth (Tricerastes) ; anthers extrorse, 

 dehiscence longitudinal. OVARY in- 

 ferior, 1-celled, usually gaping at the 

 top, with parietal placentas alternating 

 with the calyx-lobes ; styles opposite to 

 the calyx- lobes, simple, stigmatiferous 

 within the top, or 2 -fid with linear 

 branches stigmatiferous along their 

 inner face; ovules numerous, sub- 



