OF PLATES. 
flowers of the Fennel; at uw. is seen a number of flowers on 
stalks of equal length meeting on a stem; this portion is an 
Umbel; these umbels again are arranged in a similar manner on 
a general stem, as at a. forming a general umbel : f. 3, a branch 
of the Lime Tree, showing at 6. the last leaf of the branch 
much reduced in size and called a Bract: f. 4. the bract b. of 
the Arum, or Cuckoo-pint, enclosing a number of flowers : f. 5. 
a head of flowers of the Marigold, showing at 4. a number of 
small leaves called bracts, but when spoken of as a whole, an 
Involucre : £.6. flower of Jonquill ; b. the bract. 
Pl. 7. f. 1. Flower of a Geranium, or Herb Robert; c. the 
calyx; p. the petals; s. the stamens: f. 2. the stamens s, with 
the calyx and petals removed ; five of these are longer than 
the others : f. 8. the central part of the flower; p. the pistil 
composed of five ovaries ; c. the column consisting of five styles 
united ; s. the five stigmas: f. 4. exhibits the pistil arrived at 
maturity ; 0. the ovaries separating by means of their styles, 
curling upwards to allow the escape of the seeds: f. 5. the calyx 
of the common Mallow surrounded by three small leaves called 
bracts: f. 6. flower of the large Mallow ; ¢. a part of the calyz; 
p. the petals ; s. the stamens: f. 7. the flower cut open; p. a 
petal ; o. the ovary: f. 8. the stamens united by their filaments 
into one bundle: f. 9. the pistil, consisting of many ovaries, o. 
contained in the calyx after the removal of the petals and 
stamens ; s. the united styles: f. 10. 0. the ripe ovaries. 
Pl. 8. f. 1. Flower of Buttercup ; c. the calyx ; p. the petals: 
f. 2. the same : f. 3. a petal separated : f. 4. a vertical section of 
the flower, exhibiting at s. the stamens inserted on a part 
distinct from that on which the petals or sepals of the calyx are 
placed ; o. the ovaries: f. 5.astamen; f. the filament; a, the 
anther or pollen case : f. 6. 0. an ovary cut open, containing an 
ovule or unripe seed; s. the style; st. the stigma: f. 7. flower 
and flowerbud of the single Pink ; &. the bracts; c. the tubular 
calyx ; p. the petals: f. 8. a petal’separated: f. 9. a section of 
the ovary, and six out of ten of the stamens; s, the stamens 
are inserted below the ovary ; st. the stigmas: f. 10. the ripe 
fruit or capsule burst open. 
