terminal panicle 
a outer operculum c style e ovary g nectary 
b inner operculum d stamens f_ valves h_ nectary disc 
L.S. of bud (Bloodwood) with inferior ovary and L.S. of —_L.S. of bud (Red Gum) with half inferior ovary, the outer 
corresponding fruit with sunken valves. operculum being shed by expanding bud. Corresponding 
fruit with exserted valves. 
Fig. 48 
