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directly observed in some cases. In the Water Lily, for 

 instance, the outer stamens are ovate or oblong, petal-like 

 organs with a small anther at the tip, and every transition 



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Fig. 25. A, B, C, stamens of Willows; D, of Poplar. In each case the 

 stamen is seen to be composed of a slender stalk, the filament, sur- 

 mounted by the anther. A', seed; L, M, N, floral diagrams of <? flowers 

 (E and P). 



to the normal stamen can be observed as we pass inwards, 

 and in the Pines and Firs the flat, shortly stalked, scale- 



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