THE POISONOUS PLANTS OF BOMBAY, 455° 
contracted at the throat ; (2) beyond the throat is the bell-like 
central portion, {—1 inch in length ; (8) from the distal part. of this 
bell-like mid-portion five lobes twist in a spiral manner to the right, 
%—1 inch in length. The tube is all but closed in above the anthers 
by ovate acute-bilobate “scales ” at the throat. These “ scales” are 
covered with soft white shining hairs. They leave just a small open- 
ing enough to show the pointed apex of the stigma. 
STAMENS.—5, alternating with the lobes of the corolla, 
Ta ents SIU perceptible, 
Anthers—2-celled, included within the tube by the “ scales” 
mentioned above ; inserted on the throat of the tube ; erect, 
introrse, subsessile, lanceolate ; enclosing the stigma at its base 
by their inferior pointed extremities, almost adhering to the 
stigma. 
Pollen—Granular. 
Pist1L— 
Ovary—Superior, free, single ; 2-celled. The entire ovary is 
surrounded by a bright yellow ring-like five-notched disk, the 
notches alternating with the lobes of the calyx, 
StyLe—Filiform, included ; each cell of the ovary sends up a 
distinct thread which unites with its fellow about a line away 
from the point of its exit from the cell. 
Stiama—Conically capitate ; faintly 2-lobed; the apex of the 
cone finely pointing at the distal end. 
OvuLEs—2 in each ovary ; amphitropous; round, compressed 
from base to apex ; equi-distant from the ovary. 
FRUIT.-—Globose or ovately-globose, or half-orbicular ; truncated 
at the apex ; smooth, glossy ; light green when immature, yellow ex- 
ternally when mature ; slightly fleshy ; flesh white ; longest diameter 
13—2 inches horizontally ; dilated at mid-portion transversely, with 
a hard brown stone or putamen which contains the seed. The 
putamen is of a peculiar triangular shape, resembling the “ cocked- 
hat.” It is divided by a deep groove into two cells along the edge, 
corresponding to the base of the triangle. ach cell is generally de- 
scribed as having a distinct seed within it, but very often one of the 
cells seems to remain undeveloped. In such cases the seed in such a 
cell is abortive. 
