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mosissimis , biloccllalis; rima loiigitudiuali, laterali dcliisccn- 

 tibus. Pollen globosiim , miirlcatum, rima uuica (?) doua- 

 tum. — 



Fem, 1. Ovarium 1-brularo, 1 — oo-(7 iu L. glliba) 

 ovulatum; Ovulnm anatropiira vcl Ijemiauatropum vel atro- 

 pum, iutegnmentis biuls. — Stylus coutinuus, stigma ex- 

 panso - iufuiidibiiliformc. 



Fructus, Utriculus 1 — x-spcrmus, iudehiscens vcl Cap- 

 sula circumscissa. — 



Semen, iiitcgumciitis biuls, cxterno coriacco - carncfeo, 

 interno membrauacco; eudostomio indiirato (opercnlo) in ger- 

 miiiatioue cmbryotoga. Embryo iu axi albnminls carnosi rc- 

 ctus, monocotylcdoucus, gcmmiila dcorsum (raditiilam) spcctans 

 iu rima laterali, radicula supcra, iiifcra, aut vaga 3). — 



"J* Vasa spiralia trausitoria, vel uulia. Plautae uovellac 

 uudae. — 

 -4. Frondcs rima 1, basilari liiautes. Flores iu pagiua 

 froudis siiperlori orinnpcutes. 



1. Wolfjia Horlel Msc, ''). 

 Ilorkelia Reichen bacli. 

 Fios masculus nnicus, filamenlum brevc erassiusculum. 

 Flos l'emincus 1. Ovarium 1-locularc, 1 -ovuJaliiin: ovulo 1 erc- 



3) Descriiitio cmbryoiiis a cl. Brongniart CArcIiiv. d. Bot.) coiuiuu- 

 iiicata loiiyc a natura abhorrct , iicc invcnire possum , quicquid 

 illuiii ad üctioiic^i Cfinaliä cjnbryonis zartem snpcritircjii iicrciii- 

 rcntis basi pUinuiIaiu cordalam fovciiti.s tscdnccrc potuit. 



4) Nomen Wolffia a cclcbcrr. Ilorkcl ingeniöse propositnui s.iiic 

 causa sufficicutc a cl. Hcichcnbacli rcjcotum est, cum Wolffia 

 ^^prcngelii genus, ut pcrmulta cjusdem anttoris minimc defcn- 

 dcndum, ab ipso jaui duduni prndcnti silciitio abulituin, Iloi'kclia 

 autem , genus Optimum Uosaccaruni, jam prius a cl. v. .Sclilcrli- 

 tcudal propobituni atfjuc ubi'iuc rcccptum est. Dcfinitio Wolfliac 



