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are united in two bundles; inthe Egyptian St. John’s Wort (Fig. 210), 
Fig. 207.—Androceeum Fig. 208.—Androceum Fig. 209.—Androceum 
of the Wallfiower. of the Snap-dragon. of the Mallow. 
in three bundles; in the Ricinus (Fig. 211), in several bundles. 
6 B10, Fig. 211.—Stamens of 
Fig. 210.—Androczenm of St. John’s Wort. Ricizus (Castor-Oil-tree). 
After Linnzus, the stamens are called monadelphous, 
iadelphous, triadelphous, polyadelphous, as they 
form one, two, three, or more bundles. In the 
Dandelion, Artichoke, and Thistle, the stamens 
are joined together by their anthers, so as to form 
a kind of tube, supported by free filaments: these 
are said to be synantherous (Fig. 212). 
Finally, stamens may form adhesions with the 
floral envelopes. In the Squill, for instance, six sta- 
mens adhere by their base to the six divisions of the 
flower. In the Primrose, five stamens are attached 
to the tube of the corolla, which is monopetalous. iynanthesove Stamens. 
