EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 

 Plate CLI. Acoelorkaphk Wkightii. 



1. Portion of a spadix with flowers, natural size. 



2. A flower, enlarged. 



3. A flower-bud, enlarged. 



4. A pistil, enlarged. 



5. Portion of a spadix with fruit, natural size. 



6. Vertical section of a fruit, enlarged. (From specimen collected in Cuba by C. Wright.) 



7. A seed, enlarged. (From specimen collected in Cuba by C. Wright.) 



8. A leaf, much reduced. 



9. A ligule, natural size. 

 10. A rachis, natural size. 



