LIBOCEDRUS BIDWILLI. 161 
consisting of four fleshy scales, each adnate with a coriaceous leaf: the two 
inner scales have a pair of ovules at the base of each. Fruit less than Hin. long, 
of four woody valves, each with a curved spine at its back. Seeds, two or, 
rarely, four, each with an unequal membranous wing. 
EXPLANATION OF Pirates LXXXIII. ann LXXXIIa. 
LAXXII. Libocedrus Bidwillit, Endl. 1. Branch from young plant. 
2. Mature specimen, with ripe fruit. Natural size. 
LXAXXIla. 1. Male catkin, natural size and magnified. 2. Connective, 
magnified. 3. Female flowers; natural size and magnified. 4. Outer leaf of 
female flower, with sterile scale. 5. Inner leaf with ovuliferous scale. Both 
magnified. 6. Fruits, natural size and magnified. 7. Seed, natural size. 
8. Seeds, magnihfed. 9g. Leaves of young plant, natural size and magnified. 
ro. Branchlet from mature plant with fruit, natural size and magnified. 
t1. Transverse section of mature branchlet, magnified. 
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