ta) 
- he Stamens. are the male, the Piftil and Germen the fes 
male organs of Plants, without which perfect or at leaft fruit- 
ful Seeds could: not be produced; a faithful inveftigation of 
thofe parts cannot therefore but be ácceptable to the curious 
in Botany. < ee 
The male apum confift of two parts; the filament, which 
is a fine thread-like fubftance, fupports on its fummit a fmall 
veflel, called the Anthera, divided into feveral cells, in 
which the Farina is prepared: the Farina is fo fmall that the 
minuteft infpećtor, with the naked eye, cannot even diftin- 
guifh between a fingle atom or a clufter of twenty. When 
perfe&, it is diffufed over the Stigma or fummit of the Style, 
and thence proceeds the generation of perfect feeds.* - 
N. B. In this Plant it is of a yellow colour. .. 
. "The Draught of the Aletris capenfis, owing to the natural 
fize of the Plant, is drawn.on a fcale of one-third, as it 
would have anfwered little purpofe, in fuch a {rall (cope, to 
have figured any part as large as the real objećt. ` 
This Specie, whofe beautiful delicacy and majeftic elegance 
muft in many points ftand unrivalled, is a native of the 
Cape; was introduced into this country by Mr. W. Malcolm, 
. in 1768: has a bulb root, and is in flower late in the feafon. 
As it produces many young bulbs at its roots, they are cut 
off; which being fet into good loam, with the affiftance of 
real or-artificial heat, never fail to profpér: during winter; 
it requires a moderate heat in the ftove. 
N This, and every other part Y contern the fruétification, may be found: 
i , amply illuftrated in Our Efay, ` 
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