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didynamous stamens, but some of them, e.g. those of the genus Salvia (see fig. 271, 

 p. 262), have two stamens, as have also the species of the genus Veronica (see fig. 257, 

 p. 226) of the family Scrophulariaceae, and the majority of the Jasminaceae and 

 Oleacese (see fig. 283 ^). Most of the Tubiflorse possess five stamens. The curious 

 modification of the andrcecium of Asclepiadaceae has been fully described on p. 257, 



Fig. 435.— JBanunculaoece, 



' Helleborus niger (reduced J). 2 Mvosurus minimug, complete plant with flowers and flower-buds (nat. size). * A single 

 flower of Myoffurus (magnifled). 



et seq. In .the ApocynaceBe the two opposite carpels are separate at the base and 

 connate at the upper end only. The fruit of Labiatse and Boraginacese resolves 

 itself when it is ripe into four one-seeded nutlets. The seeds of Apocynacese and 

 Asclepiadaceae are furnished with a plume of hairs. In most of th'e Tubiflorse the 

 base of the pistil is partially or completely surrounded by swollen tissue which 



