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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 260. 
A. Flowering twig. 
B. Bud. 
c. Perianth of flower. 
D. Female flower opened out showing : 
(a) lobe of of perianth with stellate hairs, 
(b) scale of perianth, 
(c) gynophore, 
(d) stamens, 
(e) peltate stigma, 
(/) 5 carpels of ovary. 
E. Female flower staminal column (magnified). 
v, Male ,, ,, 
0. Female flower (plan) showing : 
(a) stigma, 
(6) carpels, 
(c) stamens. 
H. Flower-buds with bracts. 
1. Variation of leaves from the one tree. 
K. Seed pods. 
L. Seed coat. 
M. Embryo. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS. 
1. Brachychiton discolor, Botanic Gardens, Sydney, March, 1908. 
2. Brachychiton rupestris, the Queensland Bottle-tree, Botanic Gardens, 
Sydney, April, 1921. 
(Both Government Printer, Sydney.) 
