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tion being given to the flower, and is called 



The anthera. 



This anthera contains the male duft, 

 which when ripe is fcattered about by every 

 breath of air, and what happens to fall on 

 the ftigma, or upper part of the piftil, is 

 fuppofed to enter thro* the ftyle into the 

 germ, and there impregnate the feed. 



This plant is called an hermaphrodite, 

 bccaufe the male and female organs of ge- 

 neration are contained within one flower, 

 Moft plants are hermaphrodites, like this, 

 and have fomething analogous to what 

 i have defcribed above. Some plants have 

 the male and female parts feparate on the 

 fame individual ^ others have male parts 

 on one plant and female on another. 



The part of the flower that contains ho- 

 ney is called 



The neftary.. 



Only a few plants have this part, the 

 lilly ; has it but as the knowledge of it is 

 not necefl^ary for underfl:anding the follow- 

 ing pieces, i fliall not trouble the reader 

 ^vith a defcription of it. 



CON- 



