=Solanum rostratum= Dunal.
FIG. 1. Right-handed flower from the front and a little to
one side, showing large and small stamens, pistil, and wings of the
corolla, which enfold pistil and large stamen in the bud. × 2.
FIG. 2. Tip of a raceme from the front, showing one left- and
two right-handed flowers; also the decurved end of the raceme, with
the buds.
FIG. 3. Lateral view of decurved tip of raceme, showing the buds.
FIG. 4. Lateral view of bud ready to open the following morning,
showing the two lower lobes of the corolla, enfolding pistil and
large stamen.
FIG. 5. Ovary and pistil. × 5.
FIGS. 6 and 7. Lateral and dorsal view of large stamen. × 5.
FIGS. 8 and 9. Lateral and dorsal view of small stamen. × 5.
FIGS. 10 and 11. Hind leg of _Bombus_, with and without mass
of pollen.
[Illustration: PLATE I.]