of the anthere, near the bottom; the anthere are as long as 
the filaments, of a brown purple colour, bending over the 
ftigma, and opening inwardly, each carrying on the upper 
part of its back a gland-like fubftance, of a pale brown colour: 
befides thefe parts there are five filamentous bodies alternating 
with, and of the fame length as the ftamina, of a white colour, 
and hairy, each dilating at its extremity where it is of a reddifh 
hue, and prefenting towards the anthere an oval fomewhat 
concave furface, which fecretes a vifcous liquid; in fome 
flowers that we have examined, and we regret feeing but few, 
we have obferved thefe neétaries (for fuch they may be ftriétly 
called) clofely adhering by their vifcous fummits to the glan- 
dular fubftances at the back of the anthera*; the germen is | 
ftudded with a conftellation of little glands, which pour forth, 
and almoft deluge it with neétar; the ftigma is compofed of 
five little round knobs: feed veffels we have not feen. 
* What the ufe of this very extraordinary apparatus may be we can at prefent - 
fearcely conjefture, future obfervation may perhaps enable us to {peak more 
decifively ; when we figure the Dio/ma ericoides we thall probably have more to 
fay of this fpecies. ie 
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