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PLATE XXV. LETTER XXVI. 
SYNGENESIA POLY GAM I A A<2UALIS. 
Fig. 1. Tragopogon porrifolium. Salsafy. 
a A flower closed, showing the simple calyx. 
b A single ligulate floscule. 
c A floscule, deprived of the corolla. 
d A seed, with the feathered stipitate down, 
e The cylinder of anthers, with the pistil 
perforating it, terminated by the two 
revolute stigmas. 
f The cylinder of anthers alone. 
Fig. 2. Carduus nutans. Musk Thistle. 
a The compound flower, showing the calyx 
all imbricate with thorny scales. 
b A front view of the whole compound 
flower, composed wholly of tubulous 
florets. 
c A single floscule or floret. 
d The cylinder of anthers. 
e The pistil. 
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