FRUCTIFICATION. 
Tan. XL. 
The ripe fruit and seeds of various species; from sketches 
by Mr. Bauer in 1803. 
1. The capsule of Ophrys apifera; magnified 4 times. 
2. The same, cut vertically, shewing one placenta and a half. 
3. A transverse section of the same, shewing the three placentiferous and 
the three sterile valves. 
4. A nucleus of the seed of Ophrys apifera; magnified 100 times. 
5. A complete seed of the same, with its tunic. 
or) 
.7. 8. Seeds of Epidendrum elongatum in different states, with their 
tunic; magnified 100 times. 
9. The same, with the tunic opened so as to shew the nature of its 
attachment to the nucleus; magnified 100 times. 
10. 11. Seeds of Pterygodium atratum; magnified 100 times. 
