EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
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PLATE THE THIRD. 
Bulbs. 
Fig. 1. Allium sativum. Asphodelece , Root fibrous, 
bulb- bearing; bulb ovoid, rounded, compound, coated*— 
a . Cloves. 
Fig . 2. Lilium candrdum. Liliacece. Root fibrous, 
bulb-bearing; bulb ovoid, scaly. 
Fig. 3. Cepa esculenta. Asphodelece . Root fibrous, 
bulb-bearing ; bulb roundish, coated.— Cut transversely to 
show the fleshy coats of which it was composed* 
Fig. 4*. Gladiolus. Iridece. Root fibrous, bulb-bearing; 
bulb roundish, tuberous, coated; coats fibrous. — -Cut trans- 
versely to show the structure of the turion. 
Fig. 5. Syringa vulgaris. Jasmine ce. Branch bearing 
buttons; buttons mixed, opposite, covered with a scaly 
perule. — Cut transversely to show the thyrse of flowers 
formed in the autumnal buttons. 
Fig. 6. Daphne florida. Thymelece . Branch with flower® 
bearing buds on the sides, and a leaf-bearing bud at the 
end ; perules scaly. Cut transversely to show the internal 
structure of the leaf-bud. 
Fig. 7. Hippophae littoralis. Elceagnetf, Part of a 
young stem, cut vertically. 
a. Bark. 
1. The second layer of wood in the stem which becomes 
the first in the branches. 
c. Stem. 
d. Branches. 
e. The first layer of wood in the stem, which being 
formed before the branches does not enter into them. 
Figs . 8 to 21. Represent various diposition of the leaves 
and floral covers in their buds. 
/. Pith. 
Fig. 8. Convolute* 
Fig . 9. Involute. 
Fig . 10. Revolute. 
Fig. 15. Folded. 
Fig . 16. Enveloping. 
Fig. 11. Conduplicate. 
Fig. 12. Riding, oppositely. 
Fig. 13. Opposite. 
Fig. 14. Mutually riding. 
Fig. 17. Riding, alternately. 
Fig. 18. Involute, oppositely. 
Fig 19. Involute, alternately. 
Fig . 20. Revolute, oppositely. 
Fig. 21. Riding, oppositely. 
