100 TERNSTROftllACEiE. 



PLATE 139. Stuartia (Malachodendron, Cav.) pentagyna, L'Her. ; — 

 a branch of the natural size, in flower ; from an imperfect specimen 

 gathered in the Southern AUeghanies by Mr. Buckley, aided by 

 Hooker's figure in Bot. Mag. t. 3918. 



1. Pistil, &c., vertically divided through the ovary and base of the flower, 



&c., showing the connection of the stamens with the base of the 

 petals, the ovules, &.c. ; magnified. 



2. Capsule slightly dehiscent, with the persistent calyx, of the natural size. 



3. Transverse section of the capsule and seeds. 



4. Lateral view of one of the valves, with the seeds in place. 



5. Vertical section of a seed, magnified, showing its narrow, wing-like 



margin, and the embryo, with its very slender radicle, in the axis of 

 the albumen. 



6. The same, divided transversely, through the cotyledons, &c. 



