250 FORMS OF THE ANTHER. 
and other forms which they assume, combined with those of the 
connective, determine that of the anther, which may be oval, 
oblong, &c. ; or bifurcate or forked as in Vaccinium uliginoswm 
Fic. 529. Fie. 530. Fie. 531, 
Fig. 529. A stamen of a species of Acalypha in a young state. f. Filament. 
7, Linear anther lobes. Fig. 530. A stamen of Mercurialis annua. /. 
Filament. c¢. Connective. J,7. Rounded anther lobes dehiscing longitu- 
dinally—Fig. 531. The linear and sinuous anther lobes, J, attached to 
the filament, 7, of the common Bryony (B7yonia dioica). The above figures 
are from Jussieu. 
(fig. 533), or quadrifurcate ( fig. 534) as in Gualtheria procumbens, 
or sagittate (fig. 528) as in the Oleander, or cordate-sagittate as 
in the common Wallflower (figs. 26and 27). In the Grasses the 
Fic. 532. Fie. 533. Fic. 534. 
Fig. 532. Appendiculate anther attached to filament, 7, of the Fine-leaved 
Heath (Erica cinerea). a. Appendage. J. Lobes. 7. Lateral short slit 
where dehiscence takes place. Fig. 533. Bifurecate anther of Vaccinium 
uliginosum attached to filament, 7. 7. Anther lobes. a. Appendages. p. 
Points of the anther lobes where dehiscence takes place.-——Fig. 534. 
Quadrifurcate anther of Gualtheria procumbens, attached to filament, /. 
7, Anther lobes. The above figures are from Jussieu. 
anthers are forked at each extremity (fig. 505), so as to resemble 
somewhat the letter « in form. 
The lobes of the anther also, like the connective, frequently 
present appendages of various kinds. Thus in the Erica cinerea 
