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of many petals, each are diftinguifhed by their 

 tail [unguis) /, and the blade {lamina) /. 



The neftarium is that part of the corolla, 

 which is deftined to contain the honey or fvveet 

 juice of the flower, and is of different figures, 

 as a tube, a fcalc;, a pimple, or tubercle, fee 



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A floret [corollula tuhuhtd) confifts of one 

 piece formed in a kind of tube or bell-fhape, 

 cut at the top into four or five parts which opea 

 and turn backward, fee fig. 9. 



A half floret [corollula ligulata) confifts of 

 a flat narrow limb or tail turning outward, 

 whofe fummit is either intire or indented in 

 three or five points, fee fig. 10. 



III. The ftamen is the male part of genera- 

 tion in flowers, and is compofed of two parts, 

 the filament and the fummit. 



The filament (filamentum) ferves to fuftain 

 the fummit or apex; this is fometimes in form 

 of a thread, and at others it is awl-fhaped. 



The fummit [anthera)^ or apex, is the ef- 

 fential part of the ftamina, or the male organ 

 of generation ; it confifts of a little bag of one 

 or more cavities, which is commonly faftened 

 to the point of the filament, and contains the 

 rnale farina. 



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