nn ws di; J aaa 
median line outside; the outer 3 about 2 in. long, ¢ in. 
wide, oblong-spathulate; the inner 3 rather narrower and 
shorter. Stamens very numerous; filaments purple, 1 lin. 
long; anthers yellowish, flattened, 4 in. long. Carpels 
adnate throughout an erect cylindric column 7-9 lin. long. 
Fruit 4 in. long, brown, often curved and contorted owing 
to irregular development of the seeds. Seeds scarlet, 4 lin. 
in diameter. 
Fig. 1, stamens and pistil; 2 and 3, anthers; 4, section of carpels :—all 
enlarged. 
