are spreading, so.as to constitute a Jimd. Stamens four. Fila- 
ments as long as the claws, broad, spathulate, with an elevated 
central line on each face, terminating in a sudden contraction, 
so that the yellow anther is borne on the filiform apex. Ovary 
oblong, on a thick gland or stipes, two-celled, with many ovules 
in two rows in each cell. Style filiform. Stigma obtuse. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Stamens, including the pistil. 38. Stamen, seen from its 
inner face. 4. Pistil. 5. Transverse section of the ovary :—magnified. 
