THE XATURALIST, 1904. 



Plate VIII. 



Fig. I. — A. — A male plant, with four receptacles. B. — Plant with four receptacles, the two 

 outer ones male, the two inner female. C. — Female plant with two receptacles, which are 

 nearly ripe but still almost sessile. D. — Female plant, similar to C, after the elongation 

 of the receptacle stalks, carr3 ing- up the receptacles, the lobes of which are now expanded. 

 E. — Female receptacle from below, showing- the grooved stalk (in the centre) and six 

 involucres, from which the capsules protrude. F. — The same in side view, showing the 

 hairs around the top of the stalk. A.-D., natural size ; E., F., x6. 



