F R U C T I F I C A T I O N .
TAB. X.
Views of the anatomical structure of a column and ovarium;
from sketches by Mr. Bauer in 1793.
The upper figure represents a transverse and vertical section of the
column of Epidendrum ciliare. The larger cavity is that formed by the
union of the labellum and column ; the smaller represents the stigmatic
canal, with its mucous lining. The mass of the column consists of
hexagonal cellular tissue, among which are distributed various bundles of
spiral vessels encased in very dense woody fibre ; magnified 60 times.
The under figure is a vertical section of the portion of the ovarium
of Bletia verecunda represented in Tab. IX. Magnified 60 times.
