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didynamous stamens, but some of them, e.g. those of the genus Salvia (see fig. 271, 

 p. 262), have two stamens, as have also the species of the genus Veronica (see fig. 257, 

 p. 226) of the family Scrophulariaceae, and the majority of the Jasminacese and 

 Oleaceae (see fig. 283 2 ). Most of the Tubiflorae possess five stamens. The curious 

 modification of the androecium of Asclepiadacese has been fully described on p. 257, 



Fig. 435. JRanunculacese. 



Helleborus niger (reduced *). Myosurus minimu,, complete plant with flowers and flower-buds (nat size). A single 

 flower of Myosurus (magnified). 



et sea In the Apocynacese the two opposite carpels are separate at the base and 

 connate at the upper end only. The fruit of Labiate and Boraginace* resolves 

 itself when it is ripe into four one-seeded nutlets. The seeds of Apocyna, 

 Asclepiadace* are furnished with a plume of hairs. In most of the Tub, 

 base of the pistil is partially or completely surrounded by swollen t,ssue wh.ch 



