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Scott-EllioL - — Ornithophilous Flowers . 
Fig. 8. Flower with right half of vexillum, right alae and right half of carina 
removed before un closure of vexillum. 
Lettering as above, h. r, special ring of hairs round stigma ; p r, pollen covered 
hairs. 
Erica fascicularis. 
Fig. 9. Flower in longitudinal mesial section ; n, nectarial prominences ; ov. 
ovary. 
Protea mellifera . 
Fig. 10. Single floret removed from head, natural size. 
se 3 , three united sepals ; s. sh, sheath containing anthers an, and originally 
enclosing cyl, cylindrical grooved portion of {sty) style covered with pollen ; t, 
hairy tip of sepals ; se. odd sepal with barren anther ending in scarlet tip, ti ; 
sti, stigma. 
Protea grandijiora . 
Fig. 11. Whole flower removed from head. 
Fig. 12. Obtuse stigma. 
Protea incompta. 
Fig. 13. Section of cylindrical grooved part of style, sk, semicircular scleren- 
chymatous bands. 
Leucospermum nutans , 
Fig. 14. Whole flower. 
Fig. 15. Longitudinal section through thickened end of style and sepaline sheath. 
se, over-arching roof of sepals ; sta, stamen ; p, pollen ; fit, filament thickened 
to clasp style ; sti, stigmatic slit. 
Protea cordata. 
Fig. 16. End of style much enlarged. 
Leucospermum conocarpum. 
Fig. 17. Extremity of style much enlarged. 
Fig. 18. End of sepal sheath with stigma enclosed by stamens and sepals. 
Fig. 19. Flower from side. 
Fig. 20. Lever apparatus. 
Salvia aurea . 
