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TAM. Filaments none. Anthers nearl buried 
in the leaf, covered with a thin rin fearaes 
Female flowers on the same plant. - 
Ca, none. — ) 
aig: re . 
Ist. Germen egg-shaped, oblique, ending in an upri 
tube. Sigle Very oot and ede: fixet on te the 
-soon falling off. Summit simple.  —s_ 
S. Vess. Capsule egg-shaped, slanting, 1-celled, crowned 
on the outer side with a short tube, which is lopped and 
open at the end. 
Seam muaniesorndish, but compressed, escaping through 
e tube, 
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_ Male flowers; sitting on the surface of the leaf. 
CAL. none. — 
Buoss. none. By 
Sram. Anthers; conical, lopped, sitting, opening at the 
top. . 
Female flowers.on the same or on @ different plant. 
Cat. none, except a membranaceous cavity within, the 
substance of the leaf. 
Boss. none. . 
Pisr. Germen turban-shaped. _ wread-shaped, up- _ 
right, reaching to or above surface. of the leaf. 
Summit simple. ‘ : | ab) 
S. Vess. Capsule globular, 1-celled, crowned by the style, 
SEEps many, hemispherical, on pedicles. 
Oxs. The little substances which Micheli considered as 
anthers, much resemble, excepting only in size, the other 
pimply substances shewn by the microscope on the upper sur- 
face of the leaves, and appear too solid to be anthers. But 
having observed the tube on the top of the germen full f small 
granules, have considered them as the pollen, and the tube 
as the anther, . Let others decide this matter, but Jet them 
examine the fructification before the germen becomes sphe- 
rical, ae ite ner g 7 ae” 
