THU STAMENS 



147 



to use looellus (diminutive of loeulus) for the anther compartment, 

 but it seems to be unnecessary to introduce another word, and, 

 moreover, loeellus has no accepted anglicized form (although it might 

 be shortened to locel). 



162. The anther of the tulip and willow 

 is attached by the base to the very top 

 of the filament, but that of the water-lily 

 (Fig. 147) seems to be joined to the fila- 

 ment in its entire length. The mustard and 

 the lily (Fig. 148) show still a third method, 

 the anther being poised by attachment to ^^ 

 its back, and standing cross -wise the fila- p^^^.^^ j^^ 

 ment. These three methods, with numerous a^aiea 

 intergradations, will impress the pupil, if *™™' 

 he were to examine numbers of flowers, as being 

 the types of the ways in which the anther is 



borne upon the filament. 



162a. These modes may be 

 called, respectively, the innate 

 f attached at base), adnate (at- 

 tached throughout its length), and 

 versatile (attached near the mid- 

 dle, or at least at some distance 

 from the ends). 



163. The exposure of 

 the anthers in the mus- 

 tard and the lily is in 



Sensitive stamens of barberry, show- opposite dirCCtioUS. The 

 ing a single flower, and the dehis- ix. e ix. j 



cence of the anthers at o and d. authcrs 01 the mUStard 



Fig. 150. 



