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Pist. Germen beneath, egg-shaped, but with 6 angles, 
and compressed. Styles 6, divided down to the base. 
Summits simple, bent outwards. 
S. Vess. Berry egg-shaped, tapering at each end, with 
6 sides, and 6 cells ; pulp pellucid. 
SEEDs many, oblong, cylindrical. | 
Oss. Nectaries from 21 to’ 31. Stamens from 11 to 13. 
(Schreb.) The Stratiotes aloides, in cold climates, bears herma- 
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phrodite flowers, with 20 stamens in each. (Gertn.) - 
POLYGYNIA. 
ZOSTE/RA. Gertn. 19. 
Male flowers. 3s 
Car. Sheath none, except the base of the leaf, inclosing 
the spike-stalk, approaching, and notched on each side 
Bn meg: e hirel — ef ae 
ike-stalk strap-s at, bearing stamens on 
sea reien Sid pitisla oni ita pubes. sce, sip LS 
Bross. none. 
_ Sram. Filaments alternate, numerous, very short, fixed 
to the spike-stalk above the germens. Anthers, 1 on 
each filament, egg-oblong, nodding, blunt, awl-shaped 
and crooked upwards and backwards. 
Female flowers. 
Cat. as above. 
Cup none, 
Boss. none. 
Pisr. Germens fewer, egg-shaped, compressed, alternate, 
2-edged, nodding, fixed by the top to a little fruit- 
stalk, Style, 1 on each germen, simple. Summits 2, 
hair-like. : 
S. Vess. fe er egg-shaped, beaked, terminated by the 
style, rather compressed, membranaceous, transparent, 
of 1 cell, without valves, (Gzertn.) opening length- 
wise at a Jateral angle. (Linn.) . 
Szep single, elliptical, compressed, scored. (Geertn.) 
A/RUM. Tourn. 69. Gaertn. 84. 
Male flowers on the same fruit-stalk with the females, 
closely crowded, between a double row of tendrils. 
Cau. Sheath of 1 leaf, very large, oblong, lapped round at 
the base, approaching at the top, compressed in the 
middle, coloured peas inside, 
