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masses adhere. — 6. Two anthers turned on their backs ; a a a pair of 

 pollen-masses, b the glands to which they adhere. — 7. A pistil ; a the 

 sligma-like, pentagonal, fleshy table, to which the anthers adhere, b b 

 the places where the pollen-glands adhered, c the parallel styles, d the 

 place through which fertilization is conveyed from the pollen to the 

 ovules. — 8. A transverse section of the two ovaries. — 9. A pair of pollen- 

 masses, adhering to the gland b. — 10. Ripe seed-vessels. — 1 1. A seed 

 cut across, to shew the embryo. — 12. A perfect seed, with the feathery 

 tuft that terminates it. 



