Hume — The Flowers of Diospyros Kaki L. F. 135 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate XXV.— Pistillate Flowers of D. Kaki, var. "Yemon." Natural 

 size. 



Plate XXVI.— Staminate Flowers of D. Kaki, var. "Tabers No. 129." 

 Normal three flowered cymes in lower right-hand corner. Natural 

 size. 



Plate XXVII. — Perfect Flowers of D. Kaki, var. "Okame." Natural 

 size. Solitary lower flower and upper three flowered cyme. 



Plate XXVIII. — Staminate Flowers of D. Kaki, var. "Siang," on 

 main central shoot. Two pistillate flowers, unopened, on lateral twig 

 at right. All natural size. 



Plate XXIX.— Young fruits of D. Kaki. var. "Taber's No. 129." 

 Natural size. Three young fruits from pistillate flowers and one fruit 

 from perfect flower on right hand twig. The latter is attached to 

 same peduncle as the lowest fruit from pistillate flower. Fruit on 

 twig on the right from perfect flower. 



Plate XXX. — Fig. 1. Unopened Pistillate flowers of D. Kaki, var. 

 "S. P. I. 22,362," showing bracts on the pedicels. Natural size. — Fig. 2. 

 Unopened staminate flowers of D. Kaki, var. "Taber's No. 129," show- 

 ing bracts on pedicels. Natural size. — Figs. 3 and 4. Pistillate and 

 staminate flowers on same pedicel. D. Kaki, var. "Eagle Lake tree." 

 Slightly enlarged. — Fig. 5. Two pistillate flowers on same pedicel, D. 

 Kaki, var. "Yemon." 



Plate XXXI. — Figs. 1-7. Series showing variation in development 

 of calyces. All natural size. — 1 and 2. No pistils present. — 3 and 4. 

 With small rudimentary pistils. — 5. Rudimentary pistil present — 

 quite large. — 6. Perfect flower. — 7. Pistillate flower. — 8-15. Bases of 

 corollas natural size, though No. 9 is an under size specimen. — 8. Base 

 of corolla without any sign of ovary. — 9. Base of Pistillate flower. 

 "Taber's No. 23." — 10 and 11. Bases of perfect flowers, var. "Okame." — 

 12. Corolla of staminate flower without ovary. Var. "Taber's No. 

 23."— 13. Lobes and throat of staminate flower, var. "Taber's No. 23." — 

 14. Corolla of staminate flower without ovary, var. "Taber's No. 

 129." — 15. Lobes and throat of staminate flower, var. "Taber's No. 

 129." — 16 and 17. Three flowered cymes, var. "Okame." Central ones 

 perfect, lateral ones staminate. Natural size. — 18. Three flowered 

 cyme "Taber's No. 129." Natural size. — 19. Four flowered cyme 

 "Taber's No. 129." Natural size. — 20. Two flowered cyme "Taber's 

 No. 129," the central one natural size. — 21. Opened corolla of perfect 

 flower showing position and size of stamens. "Okame." — 22. Part of 

 corolla removed to show stames and pistil of perfect flower. "Okame." 

 — 23. Part of corolla of pistillate flower removed to show pistil and 

 abortive stamens. "Okame." — 24. Opened corolla of pistillate flower. 

 "Okame." 



Issued December .31, 1913. 



