THE FLOWER. 



29 



ing table, is placed opposite its number of stamens. 

 The Greek numeral prefix denotes the number of 

 distinct stamens : 



Mon-androus one stamen. 

 Di-androus two stamens. 

 Tri-androus three stamens. 

 Tetr-androus four stamens. 

 Pent-androus five stamens. 

 Hex-androus six stamens. 

 Poly-androus- 



Hept-androus seven stamens. 

 Oct-androus eight stamens, 

 Enne-androus nine stamens. 

 Dec-androus ten stamens. 

 Dodec-androus twelve sta- 



inens. 

 -more than twelve. 



Like the word polyandrous, these terms apply 

 only to distinct stamens ; at the same time they have 

 the important advantage of giving the precise number. 



But, if a tetrandrous flower has two stamens long 

 and two short (Fig. 22), it is said to be didynamous, 



Fia. 22. 



Fm. 23. 



Didynamous Stamens. 



Tetradynamous Stamens. 



and, if an hexandrous flower has four stamens long and 

 two short (Fig. 23), it is said to be tetradynamous. 

 These words, applied to the stamens of a flower, 



