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When the flower is fully open the petals are somewhat reflexed 
or recurved, especially towards the apex, and the outer face of 
the petal becomes concave. The petals fall soon after the open- 
is of the flower and a little later the sepals and bracts drop 
way. Attempts to prepare aha specimens from the 
trees showed that it was difficult to do so in such a way as not 
to detach the petals, sepals, and ete even the leaves are apt 
to fall from the branches after being dried by the methods 
customary with botanical collectors. The floral envelopes are 
more persistent when material is preserved in water with the aid 
of formalin, especially if flower-buds or freshly opened flowers 
are selected for the purpose, I do not recall that I noted any 
odor from the flowers at the time of collecting or that I observed 
any insects about them in the field but in attempting to dry 
specimens for the herbarium a ‘‘sweetish’’ odor was noticed and 
the flowers and leaves exuded a sticky substance that attracted 
great numbers of ants. The water in which specimens have 
been preserved with the aid of formalin has an odor, modified 
of course by the formaldehyde, that is strongly suggestive of 
crude West Indian molasses. 
The stamens are about 2.5 inches long and their filaments are 
at first found closely appressed to the much elongated ovary in 
every other one of the ten pronounced longitudinal grooves on the 
surface of that organ. The narrow anthers are an inch long or 
more, are sagittate at the base, and the narrow connective is 
produced at the apex into a corrugated point, which, before the 
opening of the flower, projects beyond the stigma. The rigid 
woody pistil is conic-cylindrical, 2.5 inches long, and is divided 
about equally as to length between the 1o-grooved ovary and the 
smooth style. The main cavity of the ovary is divided into two 
compartments, which are, sometimes, at least, confluent above. 
Each of the compartments has a single ovule, but only one of 
the two ovules develops into a seed. 
The fruits of this peculiar tree are at maturity top-shaped, 
(FIG. 23), 3-5 inches broad, and 3.5-5 inches long, including the 
abruptly tapering beak or snout, which comprises from one third 
to one half its length. When young the fruits are greenish 
