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a great number of sporophylls are to be borne, the torus is 

 elongated, as in the mousetail (fig. 286); or greatly enlarged, 



Fig. 285. Fig. 286. 



Fig. 2S5— The torus of a flower of stonecrop (Sedum tematum), with the leaves re- 

 moved to show scars ; two leaves of each kind shown a, sepal ; />, petal ; c, stamen ; 

 ii, carpel. Magnified several diam. — After Gray. 



Fig, 286.— Flower of mousetail {Afyosurus mittimus), halved; showing s, spurred 

 sepal : st, stamen ; st' , a staminode or sterile stamen, having the position and form of 

 a petal ; t, elongated torus covered with carpels, some of which are cut through. Mag- 

 nified several diam— After Engler. 



FlG. 2S7.— Flower of the strawberry, halved; showing elongated and thickened torus. 

 Magnified about 3 diam.- After Bessey, 



as in the strawberry (fig. 287); or transformed into ;i cup, as 

 in the rose (fig. 288). 



When flowers in large numbers nre very closely associated, 



