TO BOTANY. 35 
Variations of the ANTHERZ. 
The NUMBER of the Antherz is either 
a fingle one to each Filansent, as in the Ge- 
nerality of Plants; ome common to three, as 
in Cucurbita ; one to five, as in the whole 
Clafs Syngenefia *; two to each Filament, as 
in Mercurialis; three to each, as in Fumaria; 
five to three Filaments, as in Bryonia; or five 
to each, as in Theobroma. 
In fome Plants that have fingle Antherz 
to the Filaments, fome of the Antherz are 
wanting ; thus one is wanting in C/eonia and 
Martynia; two in Pinguicula and Verbena s 
three in Gratiola, and in fome Bignonias and 
Geraniums ; four in Curcuma ; and five in 
Pentapetes, and fome Gerantums. 
The number of Cells that contain the 
Pollen, is either ove, as in Mercurialis 5 two, 
as in Helleborus ; three, as in Orchis ; or four, 
asin Fritillaria. 
The FIGURE of the Antherz is either 
Oblong, as in Lilium ; Globofe, asin Mercurt- 
alis ; Sagittate, Arrow-/haped, as in Crocus ; 
Angulate, cornered, as in Tulipa ; or Cornute, 
horned, as inn Hamamelis, Erica, Vaccinium, 
and Pyro/a. 
* See Part II. Chap. 22. 
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