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Conjoined, coalita , connata. United together, either by 
their filaments or their anthers. Malvaceae, Compositae. 
^f Adelphous, adelphica , adelpha . The filaments united 
together into an androphore. 
Monadelphous, monadelpha. Having a single andro- 
phore in a flower, carrying several anthers. Malvaceae, 
Meliaceae. 
Di^adelphous, diadelpha. Two androphores in each 
flower, each carrying several anthers. Fumaria, Monniera. 
— But Linnaeus has applied this term to the leguminosae, 
in which nine of the stamens have their filaments united 
into an androphore, and the tenth is distinct. PI. 10, 
fig. 9, a, b. 
Triadelphous, iriadelpha. Three androphores, each car- 
rying several anthers. Hypericum iEgyptiacum. PI. 10, 
fig. 15. 
Pentadel plious, pentadelpha. Five androphores. Mela- 
leuca hypericifolia. 
Polyadelphous, polyadelpha . Several androphores. Me- 
laleuca. 
If Syngenesous, syngenesa , syngenesica. Several stamens 
ioined by their anthers. Most compositae. Lobelia, Viola. 
PI. 11, fig. 27. 
4. Proportion . 
Equal, Stamifia cequalia. All of the same length. Bu- 
tomus, Lilium, Borrago, Ledum, Tribulus. 
Unequal, incequalia. Some longer than the others. 
Labiatae, Cruciferae, Oxalis, Lychnis, Silene, Gypsophila. 
Didynamous, didynama. Four in number, two longer 
than the other two. Labiatae. 
Tetradynamous, tetradynama. Six in number, of which 
four are longer than the others. Cruciferae. PI. 10, fig. 1. 
5. Disposition . 
Oppositive, Stamina oppositiva , petalis opposita. Placed 
opposite to the lobes of the corolla, or of the perigonium. 
Lilium, Moms, Urtica, Statice, Primulaceae, Lorantheae, 
Vitis. 
Interpositive, interpositiva, petalis allerna . Placed be- 
tween the divisions of a corolla, Boragineae, Umbelliferae ; 
or of a simple perigonium, Elaeagnus. 
If Distant, distanlia . Lycopus. 
Close, approximata . Touching the sides of one another. 
Solanum, Borrago. 
