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ANTHER. 
1. Attachment. 
Sessile, Anthera sessilis. Without any filament or an- 
drophore... Aristolochia, Grevillea. 
Adnate, adnata. Annexed to the filament throughout 
its whole extent, and consequently without any particular 
connective. Asarum, Soldanella, Podophyllum peltatum, 
Ranunculus. Pl. 11, fig. 18. 
Jointed, articulata. ‘The union of the filament and an- 
ther having some change of form, colour, shape, or other 
visible mark. Salvia, Scutellaria. 
| Lateral, /ateralis. Fastened on one side of the fila- 
ment. Canna Indica. 
Terminal, ferminalis. Fastened to the end of the fila-— 
ment. Cyperacez, Datura, Raphanus, Cleome. 
| Base-fixed, basifixa. Attached by one end, which is 
looked upon as the base of the anther. Irideze, Composite. 
Middle-fixed, medifixa. Attached by the middle. Lilium. 
{| Immoveable, zmmolilis. So solidly attached to the 
filament that it cannot be moved without injury. Com- 
posite, Limnanthes peltata. 
Moveable, molzlis. Attached by a single point which 
acts like a hinge. Lilium, Limodorum. 
Turning, vacillans, versatilis. Long, fastened by its 
middle, and moveable. Lilium, Tulipa, Amaryllis. 
{| Opening inwards, adversa, antica, introrsa. The suture 
of its valves turned to the centre of the flowers: Most 
plants. : 
Opening outwards, inversa, postica, extrorsa. The suture 
of its valves turned towards the circumference. Iridex, 
Cucumis. Most ranunculacee. 
2. Direction. 
Upright, Anthera erecta. Long, fastened by its base, 
and holding itself parallel to the axis of the flower. ‘Tulipa, 
Solanum, Cink panties | ; 
Lying along, incumbens. Fastened by its middle, so that 
its lower half is close to the filament. Amaryllis formo- 
sissima, Hypopitys lutea. mt 
Flat, horizontalis. Lying across the filament. Lilium. 
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