THE INFLORESCENCE AND FLOWER. 



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Now look at the flowers with distinct stamens, and put 

 by themselves all that have more than twelve. 



A flower with more than twelve distinct stamens is said 

 to have its stamens indefinite. 



They are definite when there is a fixed number not 

 above twelve. 



Separate those with indefinite stamens, and label them 

 polyandrous (from poly, many, and andria, stamens), which 

 means many distinct stamens. 



Now examine the flowers with definite stamens, and 

 label each one with the name that, in the following table, 



FIG. 157. 

 Didynamous Stamens. 



FIG. 158. 

 Tetradynamous Stamens. 



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. 



Hept-androus seven stamens. 

 Oct-androus eight stamens. 

 Enne-androus nine stamens. 

 Dec-androus ten stamens. 

 Dodec-androus twelve sta- 

 mens. 



Poly-androus more than twelve. 



