DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
the petal cut away to show the position of the central column. Fig. 8, the four anthers 
united round the summit of the column, seen from above : all equally magnified. Fig. 9, 
a male flower of A. burchelliana expanded, seen from above, greatly magnified. Fig. 10, 
one of the four sepals. Fig. 11, the petal. Fig. 12, the same, with its included stamen. 
Fig. 13, the ten-lobed anther, seen from above : all equally magnified. Fig. 14, an axil 
of A. angustifolia, showing the half of a leaf with revolute margins, the infrapetiolar 
spine, and the twin pedicellated female flowers, magnified. Fig. 15, one of the same 
pedicellated flowers, with its basal bract, more magnified. Fig. 16, the two opposite 
sepals. Fig. 17, the two opposite petals, seated at the base of the sepals. Fig. 18, the 
ovary seated in the centre. Fig. 19 shows the relative positions of the sepals, petals, and 
ovary : all equally magnified. 
Plate 117. — Dissopetaluh Maueitianum. 
A portion of a branch of the male plant in flower, and another of the female plant in 
flower. 
Fig. 1, a male flower expanded, seen from above, greatly magnified. Fig. 2, one of the 
four sepals. Fig. 3, the single cup-shaped petal, guttately marked, as seen from above. 
Fig. 4, the same, viewed laterally. Fig. 5, the stamen : all equally magnified. Fig. 6, 
one of the imbricated bracts of the female spike, concealing nine pedicellated flowers : 
imt. size. Fig. 7, two of the pedicellated female flowers, in one of which one of the petals 
is thrown back. Fig. 8, shows the relative positions of the two petals in regard to the 
single sepal. Fig. 9, the ovary. Fig. 10, the single sepal. Fig. 11, the two lateral 
jietals : all magnified on the same scale. 
Plate 118. — Cltpea Foesteki. 
A portion of a branch of the male plant in flower, and another of the female plant 
in fruit. 
Fig. 1, one of the umbellules, nat. size. Fig. 2, the same, showing the solid disk on the 
summit of the bracteated peduncle, supporting numerous obsoletely pedicellated flowers, 
niagaified. Fig. 3, a flower shown laterally, on its extremely short bracteolated pedicel, 
highly magnified. Fig. 4, the same, with the sepals thrown back, showing the petals and 
stamen. Fig. 5, the basal bracteole ; both equally magnified. Fig. 6, one of the articu- 
lated hairs of the bracteole and sepals, very highly magnified. Fig. 7, the four outer 
sepals, puberulous outside. Fig. 8, the four inner sepals, glabrous on both sides. Fig. 9, 
the four petals. Fig. 10, the stamen, with eight anther-ceUs. Fig. 11, the same, with the 
anthers bursting horizontally : all magnified to the same scale. Fig. 12, one of the um- 
bellules of the female inflorescence, nat. size. Fig. 13, a section of the same, showing 
many sessile flowers on a thick fleshy disk, magnified. Fig. 14, one of the crowded sessile 
flowers, highly magnified. Fig. 15, the same expanded, showing the sepals, petals, and 
ovary. Fig. 16, the four sepals. Fig. 17, the two petals. Fig. 18, the ovarj', crowned 
by its three stigmata : all magnified to the same scale. Fig. 19, a drupe. Fig. 20, its 
putamen. Fig. 21, the same, seen edgeways: all nat. size. Fig. 22, the putamen, seen 
on its face, with a somewhat central, flat, concave, imperforated condyle. Fig. 23, the 
same, seen on its edge, showing the peripherical line of suture. Fig. 24, half of the same, 
divided along the sutural line, showing its hippocrepical cell, and the condyle with its 
