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With this I take my leave of you for the present, 

 promising that my next letter shall be shorter, if it is 



not more interesting. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VIIL 



1. The Rose Tribe. — 1. A kcof, a few flowers, and fruit of a 

 Strawberry Plant; a stipules.— 2. The calyx and pistil cut through 

 to shew the origin of the stamens ; a sepals, b—c tube of the 

 calyx.— 3. A stamen seen in front. — 4. The same seen from the 

 back.— 5. A carpel; a the ovary, h the style, c the stigma.— 6. A 

 fruit cut through pei-pendicularly to shew the fleshy receptacle, and 

 the grains, a, sticking to it. Compare this with fig. 2. — 7. A ripe 

 grain. — 8. The same cut through to shew the seed. — 9. A seed 

 extracted from the grain. — 10. An embryo, with the radicle at the 

 upper end. 



IL The Pea Tribe. — 1. A piece of the Narrow-leaved Rest- 

 harrow (Ononis angustifoha).— 2. A flower seen from the side ; 

 a sepals, b standard, c wings, (/keel.— 3. The same flower seen in 

 front ; the letters refer to the same parts.— 4. A keel apart, shew- 

 ing the two stalks of the petals which form it. — 5. Stamens. — 6. A 

 pistil. — 7. A ripe legume, with the calyx adhering to it. — 8. A seed; 

 a the cord by which it was attached to the receptacle. — 9. The same 

 cut open, shewing the position of the embryo, of which one cotyle- 

 don only is visible. 



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