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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 186. 
A. Twig of normal flowers. 
B. Flowers in a more advanced stage, from the original plate in Sir J. E. Smith’s 
“Zoology and Botany of New Holland MDOCXCII. 
c. Flower opened out, showing— 
(a) Calyx-lobes. 
(b) Petals. 
(c) Stamens. 
(d) Perigynous disc. 
(e) Pistil. 
d. Flower with stamens removed. 
e. Portion of flower showing pistil, (fee. 
f. Petals, various forms. Note how in shape they are like stags’ horns, and hence 
“ Ceratopetalum.” 
G. Fruit, calyx-lobes, petals and stamens persistent. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION. 
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Martin’s Folly, Linden, Blue Mountains. (Photo., Dr. A. Houison.) 
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