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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
Plate IY. HOSACKIA PUBERULA, (page 10.) 
Eig. 1. The calyx ; enlarged. 
Fig. 2. Parts of the corolla : a, the standard ; b, b, the wings ; c, c, the keel-petals ; equally 
enlarged. 
Fig. 3. Monadelphous stamens, with the pistil enclosed in the stamineal sheath ; also mag¬ 
nified. 
Fig. 4. Part of a stamen ; more magnified. 
Fig. 5. The pistil; enlarged. 
Fig. 6. A pod of the natural size ; part of one valve removed to show the seeds. 
Plate Y. OLNEYA TESOTA, (page 10.) 
Fig. 1. A separate flower ; a little enlarged. 
Fig. 2. The calyx ; more enlarged. 
Fig. 3. Parts of the corolla: a, the standard ; b, b, the wings ; c, c, the keel-petals ; equally 
enlarged. 
Fig. 4. The diadelphousjstamens ; enlarged. 
Fig. 5. Part of a separate stamen ; magnified. 
Fig. 6. The pistil; magnified. 
Fig. 7. The ovary laid open ; showing the numerous ovules. 
Plate YI. APLOPAPPUS SPH^IROCEPHALUS, (page 12.) 
Fig. 1. A head of flowers ; somewhat enlarged. 
Fig. 2. A separate flower ; considerably magnified. 
Fig. 3. The corolla laid open, showing the stamens and style. 
Fig. 4. A separate stamen. 
Fig. 5. Branches of the style, showing the stigmatic lines ; much magnified. 
Fig. 6. A ripe achenium with its pappus ; considerably enlarged. 
Plate VII. MENODORA SCABRA, (page 18.) 
Fig. 1. A flower ; enlarged. 
Fig. 2. The corolla laid open ; more enlarged. 
Fig 3. A stamen ; still more enlarged. 
Fig. 4. The pistil; equally magnified. 
Fig. 5. The ovary, longitudinally opened; more enlarged. 
Fig. 6. Ripe pod, showing the dehiscence ; moderately enlarged. 
Fig. 7. Longitudinal section of the seed ; more magnified. 
Plate YIII. CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI, (page 20.) 
Fig. 1. Involucre; considerably magnified. 
Fig. 2. Limb of the same laid open, and more enlarged. 
Fig. 3. Flower ; still more enlarged. 
Fig. 4. A sepal, with a stamen attached to the claw ; highly magnified. 
Fig. 5. The pistil; moderately magnified. 
Fig. 6. A ripe achenium ; more enlarged. 
Fig. 7. A mature seed ; equally magnified. 
Fig. 8. The embryo ; also equally magnified. 
