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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 174. 
a. Flowering twig. 
B. The flower head, with four bracts, enclosing five or six flowers, 
c. Male flower. 
D. Male flower, opened out, showing— 
(a) Calyx (6 perianth segments). 
( b) Six stamens of the outer series. 
(c) Three stamens of the inner series, nearly all of which had glands. 
K. Rudimentary pistil. 
p. Female flower, opened out, showing— 
(a) Calyx (fi perianth segments). 
( b ) Six staminodia of the outer series. 
(c) Three staminodia of the inner series, with glands. 
G. Pistil. 
h. Fruits, with persistent calyx. 
