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on the tip of the filament, so that they swing as on a pivot, as in 

 the tiger lily, they are said to be versatile; when they adhere 

 longitudinally to the sides of the filament and the dehiscence is 



Fig. 81, Different types of stamens. Abbreviations: filament ff), pollen sacs or 

 theca (sporangia) (th), connective (c). A, stamens of a water lily {Nymphcea) showing 

 variation in the stamens (a-d) ; B, theca near middle of the stamen of Popowia; C, anther of 

 another species of Popowia with fleshy connective and pollen sacs on either side ; D , stamen 

 of Tradescantia with transverse connective; E, F, G, stamens of several Commelinacets 

 with broad connectives; H, stamen of Salvia with peculiar swinging connective and an 

 aborted pollen sac or staminodium (std) at the lower end and the fertile pollen sac above; 

 J, peculiar elongated connective of Unona; K, elongated connective of Hwmiri; L, andrce- 

 cium of violet showing two spurred sessile stamens ; M, stamen of Columella with sinuous 

 confluent anthers, broad connective and short filament; N, confluent transverse pollen 

 sa.cs oiArisarum; O, united pollen sacs of Columbine showing small connective; P, spherical 

 pollen sacs of Calla, with slightly developed connective; Q, versatile anther and long, slen- 

 der filament of dead nettle (Lamium album); R, dehiscence of anther of Solanum by means 

 of terminal pores; S, spurred anther of Arbutus with terminal pores; various kinds of val- 

 vular dehiscence, as in Berberis (T) , Aiherosperma (U) and Persea (V). — A, after Caspary; 

 B. H-R, U, V, after Baillon; S, T, after Sachs; D-G, after Schonland. 



