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supports a slightly gamosepalous calyx, with deep divisions imbri- 

 cated in the bud. The petals alternating with the divisions of the 

 calyx are free, clawed, hollowed above into a spoon-shape, more or 

 less cut upon the edges, and arranged in the bud in an imbricated 

 or contorted pnefloration. The stamens are ten in number, disposed 



Hula (Eunita) grateolens. 



Fig. 396. 

 Seed {{). 



Fig. 395. 



Dehiscent fruit (^). 



Fig. 397. 

 Long. sect, of seed. 



upon two verticils, superposed five to the divisions of the calyx, and 

 five shorter to the petals, each composed of a free filament and a 

 basifixed, 1 two -celled anther dehiscing within or upon jthe edges by 

 two longitudinal clefts. 2 Above them the floral receptacle dilates 

 into a thick circular glanduliferous 3 disk surrounding the base of the 

 gynseceum. This is formed of five oppositipetalous carpels, the 

 ovaries of which are free, 4 one-celled, each surmounted by a style 

 springing from the summit, and from within the ovary, free at the 

 base, but proceeding to meet the other styles, and to unite with 

 them in forming a column apparently single, surmounted by a very 

 small stigmatiferous dilatation. In the internal angle of each ovary 

 is a parietal placenta supporting an indefinite number of ovules, 

 inserted in, two ranks, anatropous, looking at each other by their 

 raphes, subtransverse or more or less oblique, according to the height 

 at which they are inserted. 5 The fruit, accompanied at its base by 

 the dried calyx, is formed of five follicles longitudinally dehiscing 



1 The successive and alternating movements of 

 the stamens at the period of impregnation have 

 drawn the attention of a great many observers. 

 The filaments at first incline towards the style, 

 afterwards spreading round the flower. At this 

 moment the anthers are emptied of their pollen. 

 The very pointed summit of the filament is often 

 inserted at the bottom of a conical cavity, hollowed 

 in the connective. 



2 The pollen is " ovoid, three folds ; in water, 

 round with three papillose bands." (II. Moul., 

 in Ann, 8c. Nat., ser. 2, iii. 339.) 



3 The large glands are sometimes arranged on 

 the disk with tolerable regularity, so as to cor- 

 respond to the stamens, being placed alone or in 

 pairs above the insertion of each. 



4 Except at the base, where they are slightly 

 united among themselves, and especially con- 

 nected with each other by that part of the 

 receptacle upon which they are widely in- 

 serted. 



5 They have two coats. 



