PARTS OF THE STAMENS 



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Fig. 48. — The tassel ur staininate flowers of the Indian corn. 



the plant. This question will l)o taken u]) more fully on page 80. 

 Parts of the Stamens.— An ordinary stamen (Fig. 40) con- 

 sists of two very distinct parts, the filament or stem, which 

 corresponds to the petiole and midrib of a leaf, and the anther, 

 at the tip, which corresponds to the blade rolled or modified so 



