F R U C T I F I C A T I O N .
TAB. I X .
A transverse section of the ovarium of B L E T I A VERECUNDA ;
from a sketch by Mr. Bauer in 1801.
This explains the plan upon which the ovarium of all Orchidese is
formed. It consists of six unequal pieces; of which three are smaller
than the rest, and opposite the sepals; the three others opposite the
petals; the latter only bear the placentae, which are two-lobed, and
covered with an infinite multitude of ovula. The axis of each piece ox
the ovarium is occupied by a bundle of vessels. Magnified 60 times.
