F R U C T I F I C A T I O N .
TAB. X I.
The ripe fruit and seeds of various species; from sketches
by Mr. Bauer in 1803.
1. The capsule of Ophrys apifera; magnified 4 times.
2. The same, cut vertically, shewing one placenta and a half.
3. A transverse section of the same, shewing the three placentiferous and
the three sterile valves.
4. A nucleus of the seed of Ophrys apifera; magnified 100 times.
5. A complete seed of the same, with its tunic.
6. 7- 8. Seeds of Epidendrum elongatum in different states, with their
tunic; magnified 100 times.
9. The same, with the tunic opened so as to shew the nature of its
attachment to the nucleus; magnified 100 times.
10. 11. Seeds of Pterygodium atratum; magnified 100 times.
