"Fagus sylvatica; 1. male catkins; 2. female do.; 3. the latter, with the scales of the involucre stripped off to show the ovaries at the apex; 4. a male flower; 5. a half-grown male with the involucre, now consisting of consolidated scales, forced back; 6. a ripe involucre opening and exposing the nuts; 7. a transverse section of a ripe nut; 8. the same of a young ovary." -Lindley, 1853

Common Beech

"Fagus sylvatica; 1. male catkins; 2. female do.; 3. the latter, with the scales of the involucre stripped…

"Myristica fragrans. 1. a flower; 2. a column of stamens; 3. a section of a female showing the ovary and ovule; 4. a section of a nutmeg with the embryo at the base of the albumen." -Lindley, 1853

Nutmeg

"Myristica fragrans. 1. a flower; 2. a column of stamens; 3. a section of a female showing the ovary…

"Acorn and cupule of Quercus Skinneri, natural size; 2. cross section of the acorn, showing the lobed embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Acorn

"Acorn and cupule of Quercus Skinneri, natural size; 2. cross section of the acorn, showing the lobed…