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nosa; or hirsute, hairy, as in Trarfecaftia and An- 

 thericum. 



The Proportion of the filaments is either unequal, 

 as in Daphne, Lychnis and Saxifraga ; irregular, as 

 in Lonicera, and the class Didynamia; very long, 

 as in Trichostema, Plantago and Hirtella ; or very 

 short, as in Triglochin. 



The Situation of the filaments, is either opposite to 

 the leaves or segments of the Calyx, as in Urtica ; 

 or alternate with them, as in Elaeagnus. In mono- 

 petalous flowers they are inserted into the Corolla, 

 but scarce ever in polypetalous : In the class Ico- 

 sandria they are always inserted in the Calyx, as 

 they are also in Epilobium, Oenothera, Jussiaea, 

 Ludw'i^ia, Oldenlandia, Isnarda, Ammannia, Peplis, 

 Lythrum, Glaux and Rhexia ; and in some Apetal- 

 ous flowers, without petals, as in Elaeagnus ; but it 

 is more common for them to be inserted into the 

 Receptacle, like the Caiyx and Corolla. 



VARIATIONS OF THE ANTHERAE, 



The number of the Antherae is either a single one 

 to each filament, as in the generality of plants ; one 

 common to three, as in Cucurbita; one tojive, as in 

 the whole class Syngenesia ; tu'o to each filament, as 

 in Mercurialis ; three to each as in Fumaria ; jtve 

 to three filaments, as in Bryonia ; or Jive to each, as 

 in Theobroma. 



In some plants that have single Antherae to the 

 filaments, some of the antherae are want ing ; thus 

 one is wanting in Chelone and Martynia; two in Pin- 

 guicula and, Verbena; three in Gratiola, and in 

 some Bignonias and Geraniums; four in Curcuma; 

 and Jive in Pentapetes, and some Geraniums 



The number of cells that contain the Pollen, is 

 either one, as in Mercurialis; two, as in Helleborus; 

 three, as in Orchis ; ovjour, as in Fritiilaria. 



The figure of the Antherae is either oblong, as in 

 Liliuin ; globose, as in Mercurialis ; sagittate, arrow- 



