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EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. A female " kurztrieb." a apical scaly bud ; b normal 

 female flower ; c leaf bearing irregular outgrowths of tissue ; d leaf 

 bearing ovules; e irregular outgrowth of tissue ; /cup-shaped swelling 

 at the base of the ovule; gr longitudinal striation of the pulpy portion 

 of the seed. 



Fig. 2. A foliage leaf bearing a ripe fruit, g longitudinal striation 

 of the pulpy portion of the seed. 



Fig. 3. A female flower with an apical bud and a number of 

 stalked ovules. / cup-shaped swelling at the base of the ovule. 



Fig. 4. A branched " KuTztrieb/' in which the main axis a and 

 the branch c are dead, and the branch b only is alive, d normal male 

 flower ; e elongated irregular outgrowth of tissue ; g leaf bearing 

 anthers ; h normal foliage leaf. 



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