. The natural history of plants. Botany. XII. MYRISTICACE^. This small order consists of the single genus Myristica) or Nutmeg- tree (Fj:.,Muscadier), of which wemay take ^ (figs. 298-306) as a type. Its flowers are regular and dioecious. The males (figs. 299- 301) consist of only a simple perianth and an androceum inserted on Myristica Fio. 298.—Fructiferous branch Q). a little convex receptacle. The perianth is a fleshy gam osepalous calyx, dividing above into three thick valvate teeth. Above this the recep- tacle is prolonged into a column with a dilated base, bearing a
. The natural history of plants. Botany. XII. MYRISTICACE^. This small order consists of the single genus Myristica) or Nutmeg- tree (Fj:.,Muscadier), of which wemay take ^ (figs. 298-306) as a type. Its flowers are regular and dioecious. The males (figs. 299- 301) consist of only a simple perianth and an androceum inserted on Myristica Fio. 298.—Fructiferous branch Q). a little convex receptacle. The perianth is a fleshy gam osepalous calyx, dividing above into three thick valvate teeth. Above this the recep- tacle is prolonged into a column with a dilated base, bearing a score of vertical linear extrorse anther-cells, each dehiscing by a longitudinal cleft^ all the way down. Here there is no trace of female organs ; so ' L., &en., n. 1399.—Thitnb., in Act. Solm. (1782), 45; Dissert. (1788).—Adans., Fam. des PI., ii. 345.—J., Gen., 81.—G^eetn., Fruct., i. 194, t. 41.—Lamk., in Sist. Acad. Sc. Ann., 1788 (1791), 152, t. 5-7 ; Diet., iv. 383 ; Suppl., iv. 34 J III., t. 832, 833.—Endl., Qen., 4706. A. DC, in Ann. 8c. Nat., ser. 4, iv. 20; Prodr., xiv. 189.—H. Bn., in Adansonia, vi.'i77. Komakon Theoih. (ex Adans., loc. gii_y—Moschokaruon Diosoob. 2 HouTT., mst. Nat., ii. p. iii. 233 (1774). —Bli., in Bumphia, 180, t. 55.—M. officinalis L. , Suppl., 265.—GiEETN., loc. cif., t. 41.— M. moschata Thunb., in Act. IColm., loc. cit.; Dissert. (1788).—M. aromatica Lamk.^ loc. cit., 155, t. 5-7.—N-ux Myristica, Pala Rttmph., Serb. Arnboin., ii. 14, t. 4. •'' Pollen spherical {M. fragrans, diospyri- folia) or spherical-trigonous (M. sebifera, Otoba) A. DC. Prodr., Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co.
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