96 PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY, ETC. 
Stapelia, &c. the anther is without a cuticle, or ra- 
ther it makes’ but a very large particle of the © 
pollen. i 
The stamina of the Mosses are very like those of 
the genus Orchis. The filament is extremely short 
and articulated, the anthera itself is properly a single 
particle of pollen. 
In the Equisetum the stamina are still more’like 
the common. ‘The rest of the Filices have stamina 
which resemble pollen. The same may be said of 
the Fungi. 
51, 
The pisTin, (pistillum), is the second essential 
part of the lower. It stands constantly in the mid- 
die, and consists of three parts, viz. the Germen, 
Stylus and Stigma. 
692. 
The GerMeEN is the undermost part of the pistil- 
lum, and is the rudiment of the future fruit. The 
number of germina is various; they are reckoned 
from six to eight, after which they are said to be 
several or many germina. ‘The figure is also very 
various. In respect of situation, the geymen is some- 
times above, sometimes under ; (for the meaning of 
which, see afterwards § 96). ‘The principal kinds 
are, 
1. Sitting, (sessile), that has no foot-stalk, fig. 46. 
2, Pedicelled, (pedicellatum), furnished with < 
foot-stalk, fig. 27, 144. 
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