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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES; 2389 
PLATE THE THIRD.. 
Bulbs. 
Fig. 1; Allium sativum.  Asphodelee.-- Rodt fibrous, 
bulb-bearing; bulb ovoid, rounded, compound, coated.— 
a. Cloves. da et: Ss, 
Fig. 2. Lilium candidum. Liliacee. Root. fibrous, 
bulb-bearing; bulb ovoid, scaly. rs 
Fig. 3. Cepa esculenta. Asphodelee. Root fibrous; 
bulb-bearing ; bulb roundish, coated.—Cut transversely. to 
show the fleshy coats of which it was composed. 
Fig. 4. Gladiolus. Iridee. Root fibrous, bulb-bearing; 
bulb roundish, tuberous, coated; coats fibrous.—Cut trans- 
versely to show the structure of the turion. 
Fig. 5. Syringa vulgaris. Jasminee. Branch bearin 
buttons; buttons mixed, opposite, covered with a scaly 
perule.—Cut transversely to show the thyrse of flowers 
formed in the autumnal buttons. 
Fig. 6. Daphne florida. Thymelee. Branch with flower- 
bearmg buds on the sides, and a leaf-bearing’ bud at the 
end; perules scaly. Cut transversely to show the internal 
structure of the leaf-bud. 
Fig. 7. Hippophae littoralis.. El@agnea. Part of a 
young stem, cut vertically. 
a. Bark. 
b. The second layer of wood in the stem which becomes 
the first in the branches. 
c. Stem. 
d. Branches. 
e. The first layer of wood in the stem, which being 
formed before the branches does not enter into them. 
fer Pith. 
Figs. 8 to 21. Represent various diposition. of the leaves 
and floral covers in their buds. 
Fig. 8. Convolute. Fig. 15. Folded. 
Fig. 9. Involute. Fig. 16. Enveloping. 
Fig. 10. Revolute. Fig. 17. Riding, alternately. 
Fig. 11. Conduplicate. Fig. 18. Involute, oppositely. 
Fig. 12. Riding, oppositely. Fig. 19. Involute, alternately. 
Fig. 13. Opposite. Fig. 20. Revolute, oppositely. 
Fig. 14. Mutually riding. Fig. 21. Riding, oppositely. 
