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Here is a collection of stamens of different sorts. 
Fig. 169 has two boxes at the top of its stalk. 
and se has: Fig.ci71. —Fig.:172: has a cnessae 
piece, with a good-sized box at one end, and 
only the little beginnings of a box at the 
-other. Fig. 170 has a similar crosspiece, with 
a box at one end only. 
You see that flower faces show quite as 
Fic. 168 much variety as do the faces of the people FIs. 169 
you know. You must not expect to find stamens. all 
alike, any more than you would expect all the boys and 
girls you know to have noses of the 
same shape, or hair of the same color. 
FG. 170 FIG. 171 Fic. 172 
This picture (Fig. 173) shows you all the stamens of 
the pea blossom. Do you notice that quite a number 
of these (nine, in fact) grow together close 
about the pistil, while the tenth one stands 
alone? That is a strange custom always 
observed by the stamens of the pea. 
Next we see all the stamens from one of 
the tiny flowers of the golden-rod (Fig. 174). 
These are very much larger than life. There 
2 are five of them, fastened together in a sort 
Fic. 173 .. of tube... Split open this tube and flatten 
