18 TREES AND SHRUBS. 



K Palmer (No. 1245) , Barranca, near Guadalajara, O.O. Pnn^ (Nos 2940 and 4740) ,rM 

 tains above Iguala, State of Guerrero, C. O. Pringle (No 8421) State of Oaxacn, K.W Nelson 

 (No. 2365 in Herb. Gray); Yucatan, C. F Millspaugh^o. 34 (m Herb. Gray , P.VaU*M 

 100 (in Herb. Gray); Guatemala, Chicacao, ffeyde & Lux, No 041b (m Herb Gray); Costa 

 Rica, ex Herb. Pittier, No. 13778 (in Herb. Gray); Nicaragua, Chmandega, C. F. Baker M 

 2031). r , a 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 

 Plate CVIII. Alvakadoa AMOBFHOIDE8. 



1. A staminate inflorescence, natural size (Eaton, No. 718). 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



3. A stamen, enlarged. 



4. An anther, rear view, enlarged. 



5. An anther, front view, enlarged. 



6. A pistillate inflorescence, natural size (Pringle, No. 2940). 



7. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



8. A pistillate flower, the calyx removed, enlarged. 



9. A fruiting branch, natural size (Pringle, No. 4740). 



10. Vertical section of a fruit, enlarged. 



11. A fruit laid open horizontally, enlarged. 



12. Cross section of a young fruit, enlarged. 



13. A seed, enlarged. 



14. An embyro, enlarged. 



