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divided by five dissepiments superposed to the petals into as many 

 usually incomplete cells ; each of these contains near its ventral 

 angle a bilobed placenta bearing a large number of anatropous 



Sarracena Drumnwndi. 



Fig. 102. 



Young plant (l). 



Fig. 103. 

 Habit (l). 



ovules. 1 The fruit is a loculicidal capsule; the seeds contain within 

 their coats 2 a copious albumen, lodging at the apex a small embryo.'' 

 Sarracena consists of perennial herbs, natives of the marshes of 

 North America. The stock creeps in the mud and bears alternate 

 exstipulate leaves, formed like an elongated urn or irregular cornet, 



bundles may be seen to divide in the notch, some 

 going towards the edge of the blade, and others 

 bendino- down to the stigmatiferous tubercle. 

 This last is conical, bearing at its apex a tuft of 

 large bowed conical papillae. 



1 When the cells are incomplete the septum 

 and its placenta have an arrow-head transverse 

 section. The placentary edges are often incurved 

 or involuted at the insertion of the ovules. 



2 The outer seed-coat of S. purpurea is 

 yellowish and almost suberous, with the raphe 

 projecting from it. Inside is a thin translucent 

 membrane. 



3 It is contained in a very distinct chamber. 

 Its small soft translucent cotyledons are often 

 separated from the tigellum by a very fine 

 annular rim. 



