DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES 
B. Discaeia ltcioldes. 
Fij. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. Fig. 3, the same, with half of 
the caljrx cut away, to show the pistil seated in the disk, and the mode of insertion of the 
petals and stamens. Fig. 4, petal and stamen, seen in front and sideways. Fig. 5, a 
stamen, hind view. Fig. 6, the same, seen in front after dehiscence. Fig. 7, a petal : 
all more or less magnified. 
C. Discaeia ltcioides var. exilis. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same cut open, magnified. Fig. 3, a petal and 
stamen. Fig. 4, a petal. Fig. 5, a stamen. Fig. 6, the pistil seated in the disk, with a 
portion of the calyx. Fig. 7, the style and stigma ; all more or less magnified. 
D. Discaeia longispina. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same cut open, magnified. Fig. 3, a petal, seen 
in fi’ont and sideways. Fig. 4, a petal and stamen, seen in front and sideways. Fig. 5, a 
stamen, seen in front and sideways. Fig. 6, an anther after dehiscence. Fig. 7, a trans- 
verse section of the same. Fig. 8, a longitudinal section of the ovary, disk, and part of 
calyx : all more or less magnified. 
E. Discaeia spichlata. 
Fig. 1, a flower cut open, magnified. Fig. 2, petal and stamen. Fig. 3, a petal, seen 
in front and sideways. Fig. 4, a stamen, front and hind view. Fig. 5, transverse section 
of an anther. Fig. 6, an axillary node, to show the stipules ; all more or less magnified. 
F. Discaeia spiculata var. gracilenta. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. Fig. 3, the same cut open, 
also magnified. Fig. 4, petal and stamen, front and side view, more magnijied. Fig. 5, 
leaves. Fig. 6, an axillary node, to show the stipules : both magnified. 
Plate 39. — A. Ochetophila teinebvis. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. Fig. 3, the same, with half of 
the calyx removed, to show the pistil situated in the disk, and the position of the petals 
and stamens, magnified. Fig. 4, a petal and stamen. Fig. 5, a petal. Fig. 6, a stamen, 
seen in front and behind. Fig. 7, the same after dehiscence : all more magnified. Fig. 8, 
capsular fruit, nat. size. Fig. 9, the same, magnified. Fig. 10, one of the 3-coccous 
carpels removed from their capsular support, seen from the axis and laterally. Fig. 1 1 , 
the same, showing the mode of bursting of the coccus : all magnified. Fig. 12, a seed, nat. 
size. Fig. 12*, the same, magnified. 
B. Ochetophila peosteata. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. Fig. 3, the same cut open, 
also magnified. Fig. 4, a petal and stamen, seen in front and sideways. Fig. 5, a stamen, 
seen before and behind. Fig. 6, a front and side view of the same after dehiscence. Fig. 7, 
the pistil seated in its cupular disk, with a portion of the calyx. Fig. 8, two nodes of a 
branchlet, showing the form and mode of insertion of its minute leaves and stipules : all 
mwh magnified. 
C. Ochetophila paevifolia. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. Fig. 3, the same cut open. 
Fig. 4, petal and stamen, front and side view. Fig. 5, a front and side view of petal. 
Fig. 6 , the pistil seated in the disk, with portion of the calyx on the line of its circum- 
