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EXPLANATION OF PLATE G9. Flowers.) 
a. Part of stem showing articulation of petiole 
b. Flowering branch. 
c. Flower. 
i). Flower more expanded, showing — 
( a ) Petals. 
(b) Stamens. 
(c) Staminodia. 
(d) Disc. 
(e) Ovary. 
(/) Stigma. 
e. Portion of flower. 
(а) Stamens. 
(б) Staminodia. 
( c) Disc. 
(e ) Ovary. 
(/) Stigma. 
f. Stamens. 
g. Transverse section of ovary, 
n. Calyx. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 70. (Fruits.) 
a. Leaf. 
b. Capsule opening septicidally. 
c. Capsule more advanced. 
d. Capsule reversed, the inside of the valves turned inside out in the process of ripening, 
to distribute the seeds. It would appear that this process of retroflexion, or 
turning inside out of the fruits, is unusual in the genus. 
E. Seeds (winged all round). 
