TJST OF PLATES, 



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 Plate I. — Legnephora Moorii ... ... .. .. ... ... •• •■ •• 29 



(A portion of a branch of the male plant in flower) 

 Fig. 1, a pedioellated male flower ; Fig. 2, the same, expanded, both natural size ; Fig. 3, 

 the same magnified ; Fig. 4, the bract of the pedicels ; Fig. 5, the three outer sepals ; 

 Fig. 6, the three inner sepals ; Fig. 7, the six petals ; Fig. 8, the six stamens, all 

 magnified to the same scale ; Fig. 9, a petal in diilerent positions, showing the gland 

 on its margins ; Fig. 10, a stamen in different positions, before and after dehiscence, 

 all more Tnagnified, 



Plate II. — Legnephora Moorii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 



(A portion of a branch of the female plant in flower and in fruit) 



Fig. 11, a female flower on its bracteolated pedicel, nataral size; F'g. 12, the bracteole, 

 magnified; Fig. 13, the three outer sepals; Fig. 14, the three inner sepals; 

 Pig. 15, the six sterile stamens ; Fig. 16, the three ovaries, all magnified to the 

 same scale ; Fig. 17, a sterile stamen ; Fig. 18, an ovary, showing the form of the 

 stigma, both more magnified ; Fig. 19, a drupe, seated on the receptacle, from which 

 the two others hav,e fallen ; Fig. 20, its putamen ; Fig. 21, the same, seen edgeways, 

 all natural size ; Fig. 22, the putamen, seen on its face, showing the three series of 

 imbricating, laciniated, flat, pergameneous scales which surround the flat, concave, 

 scutiform condyle ; Fig. 23, the same, shown endways, both magnified ; Fig. 24, one 

 of the scales, seen in front and edgeways, TTiore magnified ; Fig 26, a cross section of 

 the putamen, showing the seed and the hollow between the two plates of the 

 condyle along the sutural line of division ; Fig. 26, inner view of half the putamen, 

 • showing the hippocrepiform cell of the seed and the groove from the basal hilum to 

 the point of the attachment of the seed, at its sinus between the plates of the 

 condyle ; Pig. 27, the seed extracted ; Fig. 28, a cross section of the same, showing 

 the embryo imbedded in albumen, all equally magnified. All from Micrs' Contri- 

 butions, iii pi. 129. 



Plate III. — Paohygone longifolia . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . 34 



Pig. 1, leaf ; Fig. 2. whole drupe ; Pig. 3, inside view of same; Fig. 4, endocarp, outside 

 view. 



Plate IV. — Pittosporum setigerum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 



(Flowering branch, expanded flower and bud, stamen, and calyx and ovary) 

 Plate V. — Saurauja Andreana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 106 



(ITlowering branch and expanded flower) 

 Plate VI. — Sterculia Garraways.. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 136 



(Leaf, flower and fruit) 



Plate VII.- -Sterculia vitifolia .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 137 



(Leaf, flower and fruit) 



Plate VIII. — Asterolasia Woombye .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. X95 



(Flowering branch and expanded flower) 



Platis IX. — Geijera HelmsiEe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . 206 



Fig. 1, flowering branch; Fig. 2, flower, enlarged; Pig. 8, longitudinal section of flower, 

 enlarged ; Fig. 4, anther, with portion of filament, enlarged j Fig. 5, stigma with 

 portion of style, enlarged ; Pig. 6, transverse section of ovary, enlarged ; Pig. 7, 

 open cocci, natural size ; Fig. 8, endocarp, natural size— From drawimi bv 

 Mrs. B, Helms. 



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Plate X. — Citrus inodora 



(Branchlet and fruit) 



Plate XI. — EhodosphBera rhodanthema ' 321 



Fig. 1, petal ; Pig. 2, gynfficium and stamens ; Pig. 3, longitudinal section of gynejcium ■ 

 Fig. 4, drupe ; Fig. 5, longitudinal section of drupe ; Fig. 6, transverse section of 

 drupe; Fig. 7, embryo— J^iom Engl, in A. and C, Dl. Mon. Phane.. iv nl xii 

 Pig. 8, inflorescence. 



Plate XII. — Pleiogynium Solandri 324 



Fig. 1, flower-bud, with bracts ; Pig. 2, expanded flower seen from below ; Pig. 3, andrteoium 

 with disk ; Pig. 4, anthers, seen from back and front ; Pig. 6, gynoeoium ■ Fig b' 

 longitudinal section of same; Pig. 7, immature fruit ; Pig. 8, mature fruit ; Fig 9' 

 longitudinal section; Pig. 10, transverse section— i?roTO Endl. in A. and C. Dl. Mon 

 Phane., iv. pi. vu. Pig. 11, male inflorescence ; Pig. 12, female inflorescence, 



