122 NEW GENERA OF PLANTS. [October. 



bid. There appears then to exist no constant limits in 

 the order oi nature, all its beings approximating to each 

 other by such innumerable and minute gradations as to 

 forbid the advantage of a compendious system. Still 

 let us rather follow the devious footsteps of Nature, 

 replete with instruction, than sedulously attach ourselves 

 to the support of imperfect theories. 



Explanation of the Plate, 



Figure !• Cripta minima^ (natural size.) 



fl. Calyx and corolla opened, (much magnified.) 



b, c. The corolla containing the capsule. 



(/. The calyx opened, showing the position 



of the stamina. 

 <•• The two stamina with the ovarium, 

 y. One of the stamens. 

 g. A. Views of the capsule. 

 ?. The same opening. 

 k. The seed, greatly magnified. 

 L The corculum. 

 m. The stem with a pair of leaves, magnified 



to exhibit the stipula. 

 n, A transverse section of the stem. 



Figure ^. Hemianthus Micranthemoides, (natural 

 size.) 



a. A lateral view of the flower seated on the 



stem, (much magnified,) 



b. The calyx. 



c. The same, exhibiting the cleft on the un- 

 der side. 



