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ttis our petaloid section. We have already quoted 

 it in Handful YI. for its singular and conspicuous 

 bract or spathe, but it is so very- diverse in appear- 



FlG. 104. — Aram Spathe, including eseeDtial organs of plant reproduction; 

 a, sttimens ; b, pistils. 



ance and structure from the usual types of the sec- 

 tion, we have forborne to add it to your collection, 

 fearing confusion. Remember, however, at ^ome 



