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R E F E R E N C E S T O T H E P L A T E .
Female plants, natural size.
Gemmiferous p lant, ditto.
Female planis, m a g n ifie d ................................................................................................ 6
Gemmiferous p la n t............................................................................................................... 6
Portion o f the stem and leaves, seen f r o m the underside, shewing the roots ) ^
and s tip u le s ...................................................................................................................... 3
S tipule ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Calyx dissecZed, shewing the germen and barren p is tilla ...................................... 8
B a rren p is tillum .................................................................................................................... 1
Calyx, exterior o f ............................................................................................................... 3
The same dissected, to shew the fu ll-g row n corolla occupying the whole ) ^
width o f the calyx, and the receptacle o f the peduncle .............................)
Base o f the peduncle, with tis b u lb ............................................................................. 3
Capsule about to burst .......................................................................................................... 2
A valve, afte r the capsule has b u r s t............................................................................. 2
P o rtio n o f a valve, shewing iis s tru c tu r e ................................................................... 1
Seeds and spiral Jilaments....................................... 1
Gemma: ........................................................................................................................................ 1
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