Tab. VIII. Dirachma socotrana, Schweinf. Page 46. 



Three branches are shown, — one in the centre with elongated twigs bearing- 

 flowers and fruits ; one on the left with contracted lateral shoots with large leaves ■ 

 the one at the top of the plate has very small leaves. 



Fig. 1. Flower-bud. 



i! 2. Young fruit. 



n 3. Flower on its pedicel. 



ii 4. Flower dissected, the calyx, corolla, and andrcecium together raised from 

 around the gynseceum. 



ii 5. Gynseceum in vertical section . 



m 6. Young fruit in transverse section. 

 All numbered figures magnified. Drawn from dried specimens by Mr J. N. Fitch. 



