aPENINO ATfD CLOglXG OF THE PAS«ION-FLOWE». Hf 



then afeintirely reflected, agreif»ably to the miewfyfthem ii\ 

 figa'^uTh|en^4»ct >ur|'ace of the umhers now>U'turfi^i to- 

 warci tlie c'&lwmtiar rectfptucks shown at n in the same ti^nr»% 

 VerjT often, however, the anthers remain »« iu itn;. 5, when 

 thc'tiil«tiiefit» become reciirv<;d and approach the columnar 

 recef>tacle. ^ - , 



The stamens, after nnderj^irtj* the ehans^es d€w?nh^,«rtt 

 la»t are itifrouildi/d hy tin? cFo^ifig nectaries (thf? pislils 

 suffer an alteration hereafter to be noticed); the nectarit-^* , 



are next covered hj^ the petals, mid the petals by the caly*.^ 

 These different part* sobn become ^actnd, the flower witheffi 

 die* and la-frly f5«nd ofK ; :^7 



Anteirior to, or dit^ctlf^ after th<» Apv>rniiir of the flbw**^^; 

 the pwtils* ai^e SOmev\^h?«f erect, as is exhibited at fi<^. 2 ; b^nf C^^nfE4 in ift 

 dMrin*-the'day they <;mt!ually <le(l!n*» more and more, till' P''*'"*- 

 thc'ir;»f!t»ihatAha^igafh"onV«t^H^;tnthers, asVit figC'SV^ 1rt^lh)4 

 «ti4te they-cbntirnfelof iSofne ttrh^; and uftcVwaVd* eilhpl' pr^e- 

 viiMinitoy or dui^it>* 0jii^ ^toshi^ (if Ihe flower, they retrre by 

 d ej^i^e*s, ttffM] il hi an ^ f }»e ilnthetSi uii# r^sd rfti-^ Ih^r JJti ^^^ 

 nittmtitin, fllKJirt^li^^. 3i:r..:i^^ ^^^:^^.•^ ^idt ^'^ ..^ --•'xr iin 



To «ee the pistils in' the dtfl*r^tl*i?f7*cts rioticod/'^ft4f»Mi- 

 flo^^f-rs onfy rnuf^ h& ox:{ifiifi^\H6fi'Vfhihnhe f^ijw'erfJde/, 

 the coroH4 and calyx cea^J^^O^ af^i5d^ii(ff^t'^'th^ fta^lU 

 styl^s^^Ml'h^consequently fundoWbWaidr''*^'^'-^^ «»w )udw lo? 



tlfar*? refe^pVed above to the mode "^t^Vbrili^'iiorr H(n\v<*en ^i^dc of cor- 

 the 'Anthers «nd filament*, which f's^iUlt'noH^ proceed'to t^ein'the'an. 

 describe. The anther ban on Jts UacV" aiid-feilldfe jKftt' tw<r tJi*^^ and fiU- 

 smuU elevatioBs, M-ith aJitt^e chvily betlr<?eb' iMm^MfVom^"'*"*''' 

 'vthich'tt' 8l<^nde> and i?ery elnijtic merabratie or' ligament 

 proceeds to be attached to the top of thc'filafrterrt,' U^ewise' 

 between two eminences. 'Ilii? lit:amentjirrorilit«j^ elastic 

 nature fttid kiH^th^'^admits of moVmn in alldirecfi^Sfi^ 'C»'Hie 

 antheri mar be mnde to pri-form fbnr or five re\'dfntidW* 

 before teparatfn^ from the filimVerrt; for Ihe^lH^Smeiif* 

 raWr^Ty-^domes t^v-sted.— Hencf? wt^'^ssily' coneeifei"h?nl*' 

 tfife airftiiferi 'perform the motiurw uh*e?HJy spokeii &f/ -•^'^^''^ '*^^<^ 



f -lapfer Willi tho<* vrhn «;f-t!hjp gpmw passifiEora :o-thr'(t!a«-8otiv 



