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Sram. Filaments 5, very short, standing upon the sec- 
ments of the cup. Anthers oblong. TN EIS 
Pist. Germen globular. Style short, with 2 or 3 divisions, 
Summits bent back. © 
S. VEss. Capsule ege-shaped, of 1 cell, lapped up in the 
cup. 
SzeD single, very large, spiral like a snail shell, 
» Oss, Some species have 3 styles. (Reich.) 
‘UL/MUS. Tourn. 372. Gertn. 49. 
Cau. 1 leaf, turbay-shaped, wrinkled, permanent. 
Bonde with 5 clefts, See coloured aie 
BLoss.none. 
Stam. Filaments 5, awl-shaped, twice as long as the cup. 
_ Anthers with 4 furrows, upright, short. ~ 
_Pisr. Germen roundish, upright. . Styles 2, reflected, 
-shorter than the stamens. gg ie downy. ' 
8. Vuss. Berry oval, large, juiceless, compressed, winged 
with a membrane, of 1 cell. 
D single, somewhat globular, but a little compressed. 
_ Oxs. The number of stamens varies, from 4 to 8. (See 
Schreb.) 
SWERTIA. Gaertn. 114, 
Car. Cup with 5 divisions, flat, permanent. Segments 
spear-shaped, : “e 
Boss. 1 petal, wheel-shaped. Border flat, with 5 divi- 
_ sions... Segments spear-shaped, larger than the cup, 
connected by the claws. 
_ Nectaries 10, consisting of 2 hollow dots in the inner 
side of the base of each ent of the blossom, en- 
- « ompassed with small upright bristles. | 
Stam. Filaments 5, awl-shaped, upright, but expanding, 
,. Shorter than the blossom. -Anthers fixed sidewise. ~ 
ST. Germen egg-oblong. Style none. Summits 2, 
Yee Osi. zule cylindrical, tapering each 
: VEss, indrical, tapering to a point at 
¢ tad, with 1 sell sad 2valves. 
Szzps numerous, small, fixed to the seams of the capsule, 
4 a) ae 
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