A. - Colchicum autumnale, Linnaeus: p. 355.

1. A stamen.

2. The pistil invested by the base of the perianth-tube.

3. The three-celled capsule.

B. - Eriocaulon septangulare, Withering: p. 356.

1. A leaf.

2. One of the male flowers.

3. One of the female flowers.

4. The pistil with its subulate stigmas. C. - Ilex Aquifolium, Linnaeus; p. 386.

1. An abortive flower.

2. A perfect flower.

3. A ripe berry.

4. A transverse section of the berry. D. - Viscum album, Linnaeus: p. 387.

1. A cluster of male flowers.

2. A cluster of female flowers.

3. A ripe berry.

Plate 24.

Colchicum autumnale.

Eriocaulon septangulare

Ilex Aquifolium.

Viscum album

W.Fitch, del et lith

Vincent Brooks, Imp.