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Cucumis, Bryonia, Sicyos, Melothria and 
-Gronovia ; the fame is alfo obferved in Cace 
tus: In fome others there is a Receptacle 
that elevates the Pericarpium, as in Pafi= 
flora, Capparis, Breynia, Arum, Calla, Dra- 
contium, Pothos, Zoftera, Nepenthes, Clutias 
Heucteres, and Sif/princhium. 
In monopetalous Flowers, the Stamina are 
ufually inferted into the Petal, but they are 
feparate from it in the Plante Bicornes*, viz. 
in Ledum, Azalea, Andromeda, Clethra, 
Erica, Myrfine, Memecylum, Santalum, Vac» 
cinium, Arbutus, Royena, Diofpyros, Melaf- 
toma, and Pyrola; they are feparate alfo in 
Ciffus and Abe. In polypetalous Flowers, 
the Stamina are ufually feparate from the 
Petals: But this alfo has a few Exceptions ; 
for in the Statice, which is pentapetalous, 
the Filaments are inferted in the Claws of 
the Petals ; in Melanthium, which is hexa- 
petalous, they are inferted in the Petals ; 
and in the Lyc/nis, which is pentapetalous, 
as alfo in Saponaria, Cucubalus, Silene, and 
Agroftema, which were formerly ranged 
with the Lychnis, every other Stamen is faf- 
tened to the Clavvs of the Petals. 
* Having two Horns; thefe Plants have been fo called 
from their vifid Anthere. 
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