DESCRIPTION OP THE PLATES. 
B. Var. usitata, portion of a brancti in flower. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. Fig. 3, the calyx and ovary, 
magnified. 
Plate 63. — Ilex Curitibensis. Portion of a branch. 
Fig. 1, a drupe, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. 
Platb 64. — Ilex. 
A. Portion of a branch of Ilex gigantea, in seed. 
Fig. 1, a drupe, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, magnified. 
B. Portion of a branch of Ilex amara. 
Plate 65. — Ilex. 
.4. Portion of a flowering branch of Ilex Huiiboldtiana. 
Fig. 1, a fertile flower. Fig. 2, the stamens, front and back view before dehiscence, 
and side view after dehiscence. Fig. 3, the ovary of a sterile flower : all magnified. 
Fig. 4, a berry, nat. size. Fig. 5, the same, magnified. 
B. A small flowering branch of Ilex ovalifolia. 
Fig. 1, a fertile flower, magnified. 
Plate 66. — Ilex nigropunctata. ‘ 
Portions of a plant in flower and in seed. 
Fig. 1, a flower, nat. size. Fig. 2, the calyx. Fig. 3, the corolla. Fig. 4, the same, 
cut open. Fig. 5, the stamens. Fig. 6, a sterile ovary : all equally magnified. Fig. 7, a 
fertile flower, magnified. 
Plate 67. — Yillaresia mucronata. 
A. Drawing of the typical plant. 
Fig. 9, a fruit. Fig. 10, a longitudinal section of the same, showing the pseudo- 
parietal placentation resulting from the abortion of the other cells. Fig. 11, a transverse 
section of the same. Fig. 12, a seed, seen sideways. Fig. 13, a transverse section of the 
same, showing how it is moulded upon the placenta. Fig. 14, a longitudinal section of 
the same, showing the small embryo imbedded in the albumen: all nat. size. Fig. 15, 
the embryo, seen sideways and in front, magnified. 
B. Drawing of the variety Iceta. 
Fig. 1, a flower. Fig. 2, the petals: both nat. size. Fig. 3, the petals, magnified. 
Fig. 4, the stamens, both magnified. Fig. 5, a stamen, seen from before and behind, more 
