TAB. X I I .
Parts of the unexpanded flower of BONATEA SPECIOSA;
from a sketch by Mr. Bauer in 1824.
1. A bud of Bonatea speciosa, about one month before the expansion of
the flower; natural size.
2. A front view of the parts of fructification; magnified 4 diameters.
3. Side view of the same; magnified 4 diameters.
4. A longitudinal section of the same ; magnified 4 diameters.
5. The labellum forcibly expanded, to shew [hat the four additional
lobes are connected with the base of the labellum; magnified
4 diameters.
6. A transverse section of the anther; magnified 8 diameters.
7. Some pollen grains; magnified 200 diameters.
8. A front and a side view of the stigmatic glands, in their virgin state;
magnified 8 diameters.
9. Some gelatinous irregularly formed corpuscles found in the fluid of
the stigmatic glands; magnified 200 diameters.
10. A longitudinal section of one of the protruding lobes of the stigma;
magnified 8 diameters.
11. Some of the utricular tubes or vessels, the lining of the same lobe,
in the virgin state; magnified 200 diameters.
12. A bud of the same plant, about two weeks before expansion, when
the act of fecundation is going on ; natural size.
13. A side view of that bud; the left sepal, and half of the helmet
removed to show the natural position of every internal part of the
flower; magnified 4 diameters.
14. The same figure, but both sepals, the helmet and both petals
removed, and one of the additional lobes, and one lobe of the
labellum cut away, to expose the parts of fructification, and to
show the stigmatic glands immersed in the spoon-like terminations
of the stigmatic lobes; magnified 4 diameters.