EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 

 Plate CLXXX. Carta megacarpa. 



1. A flowering branch, natural size. 



2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 



3. A stamen, enlarged. 



4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 



5. A fruiting branch, natural size. 



6. Cross section of a fruit, natural size. 



7. A nut, natural size. 



8. A winter branchlet, natural size. 



