FRUCTIFICATION. 
Tas. IV. 
The parts of the flower of SPIRANTHES SPECIOSA, illustrating 
the Tribe Neotriza; from a sketch by Mr. Bauer in 
1794. 
A side view of the ovary, column, and lip, the other parts being re- 
moved; magnified 8 times. 
. The same, with the lip and a part of the ovary cut away; magnified 
8 times. 
. A back view of the column of a bud, shewing the anther and the 
back of the stigmatic gland; magnified 8 times. 
4. The stigmatic gland, seen from the front; magnified 16 times. 
. The same, from the back, with two perforations, corresponding with 
the adhesion of the pollen-masses ; magnified 16 times. 
. A back of the column of an expanded flower, with the anther 
attached ; magnified 8 times. 
The same, with the anther removed, shewing the pollen-masses and 
stigmatic gland in their places. 
8. The same, with the pollen-masses and the stigmatic gland removed. 
. The two pairs of pollen-masses, attached to the back of the stigmatic 
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gland; magnified 8 times. 
The same seen in front. 
An anther, after the pollen-masses have fallen out, seen in front; 
magnified 8 times. 
A transverse section of the same. 
Four of the pollen grains; magnified 400 times. 
A mass of the pollen adhering to the mucilaginous tissue ; magnified 
100 times. 
