S60 ~ DESCRIPTION OF 



EXFJLAMATIOM OF THE FICUKES, 



Tab. 1. Phrynium capifafum. 



Fig, L The entire flower, with the upper part of the tube which supports the inner 

 border, laid open, a, a, The caljx, b, h, b. The segments of the ex- 

 terior border of the corolla, c, c. The two large segments of the inner 

 border, and d, the three innsr. e. The anther. /, The stigma. 



2. The germ and sections. All the above magnified. 



3. The ripe capsule, natural size. 



4. Two thirds of the same with an entire seed in one cell, and a section in the 



other ; natural size. 



5. A veFtical section of a seed, magnified : a, the perisperm : &, the embryo. 



Tab. 2. K^mpferiA pancturata. 



Fig. L The corolla, natural size, a, The tube, b, b, h. The three segments of 

 the exterior border, r, c. The two superior segments of the interior 

 border, removed to some littb. distance, d. The lower segment or lip> 

 rvr.;,r.^ also removed, f. The anther and crest. ^,,;. . 



3, The germ and transverse section, rt. Z», The calyx laid open, which expo- 

 ses to view the two awl-shaped bodies, which embrace the base of the 

 10 qii style, c. d. The stigma, natural size, and magnified. 

 S. 3. The two bractes.q-iu.» lj/.'. 



Tab. 3. Curcuma angustifoUa. 



Fig. I . The calyx laid open, exposing to view the two Koenigean awl-shaped scaleS;, 

 embracing the base of the style. 

 2. The germ and section. 

 S. The interior bracte. 



