( 6 ) 
Fig 6. The lower broad stamen, which 
involves the germ, terminating 
in nine filaments, with an an¬ 
ther on each. 
7. The upper narrow filament, accom¬ 
panied with the pistil. 
8. The pericarp, which is a legume, 
or pod, open to show the two 
valves and the seeds fastened 
alternately to the sutures of the 
valves at the back of the le¬ 
gume. The permanent calyx 
is also here exhibited. 
Obs. The character of the class Diadel/phia , 
and of the order Decandria, as 
also of the natural class of Legu¬ 
minous plants, is here explained. 
