TILIAGEM. 



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having transverse false partitions between the seeds. Cor chorus 

 (figs. 192-194) has the same flowers as Ronckenya, but generally of 



Sparmannia africana. 





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Fig. 186. 

 Floriferous branch (f ). 



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Fig. 189. 

 Seed (f ). 



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Fig. 188. 

 Fertile stamen (|). 



Fig. 190. 

 Long, section of seed. 



smaller dimensions. All the stamens are fertile in most cases, and 



the anthers, at first introrse, re- 

 main so until the end, or their 

 upper extremity or even both are 

 reflexed and finally look towards 

 the exterior side of the flower 

 (fig. 193). 



In certain species of the genus 

 Corchorus the number of stamens 

 is definite, or nearly so. There 



Sparmannia africana. 



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Fig. 187. 

 Longitudinal section of flower (^). 



