50 AN INTRODUCTION 
The ANT HERZ. are commonly placed 
on the Tops of the Filaments: But they 
ftick clofe to the Sides of the Filaments in 
Paris and Afarum, and adhere to the Stigma 
without Filaments in Ariffolochia. 
The Singularities of the NECT ARIUM 
have been already mentioned in Chap 12. 
The PISTILLUM is commonly placed 
within the Anthere : But inthe Arum there 
is this Singularity, that the Receptacle runs 
out into a Club, the Bafe of which is occu- 
pied by the Piftilla, and the upper Part by 
ihe Stamina ; fo that here the Piftilla ftand 
on the Outfide of and furround the Stamina; 
and in the Calla of Et/zopia thefe Parts are 
difpofed in the fame Manner. The Rumex 
is fingular in the Infertion of its Stamina. 
The SZYLE is commonly placed on the 
Top of the Germen: Some Exceptions to 
this have been given in Chap. 14. to thefe 
may be added Paffrina, Gnidia, Struthia, 
and Stellaria. 
The PERIC ARPIUM is generally fhut: 
But in Re/ede and Datifca it is always open; 
in Parnaffiia it gapes at the Time of Flow- 
ering, and clofes afterwards. 
That the Pericarpia are ever found one 
within another, the greater containing the 
{maller ones, Linnaeus refufes to admit; for 
although 
