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Fig. 5. Iris or Flag. The nectary, in form 
of a villous line, along the middle of 
one of the reflex petals. 
Fig. 6. Fritillaria Imperialis. Crown Im¬ 
perial. 
a An excavation at the base of the petal, 
which is the nectary. 
Fig. 7- Asphodelus luteus. Yellow Asphodel. 
a The flower, showing the six stamens, each 
sitting on its valve, and the six valves 
forming an arch over the germ. 
b A single filament on its scale, which is 
inserted into the base of the petal. 
Fi°\ 8. Helleborus fcetidus. Stinking Black¬ 
Hellebore. 
a The tubular nectaries placed in a ring at 
the base of the stamens. 
h A single nectary. 
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