VEGETABLE STRUCTURE. 
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clafs them in his firft tribe; calling the divided Anthera two. But that 
great Author judged much better than thefe Criticks: he calls the feeming 
two Anthers, the two parts of one divided Anthera, connedted by a Mem- 
brane : and Nature, in other inftances, avows the truth of it. 
In the Amaryllis each Anthera diftindtly confifls of two tubes, within 
one common Membrane, preffed clofe together. In the Amomum Ze- 
RUMBET, the Anthera is allb compofed of two bladders of Farina; and 
they are not prefTed together, but lodged feparate at a didance, within one 
common Membrane. It is the fame in this Plant ; Each Filament is one 
fubdance, wrapt in one Membrane, and yet the two Bladders of the An- 
thera are fo didant, that they appear two Anthers to the Microfcope. 
Their true formation is this. A portion of the Flediy Subdance of 
the Stalk feparates from the red, and runs up in form of a Filament. Its 
own outer Membrane covers it ; and within is a vafcular fubdance, and an 
inner Membrane. The inner Membrane does not go up regularly as the 
outer, and line the dmple tube it forms : but fpliting lengthwife, it rolls 
each way inward, and by this means the Flediy Subdance being connected 
to it, and rolling with it, there are formed two leffer tubes within the 
original one. See Fig. 6, d. Each of thefe has a fmooth Membrane to 
line it, which was the inner lining of the original body ; and its outer fur- 
face is the naked vafcular part of the Flediy Subdance ; naked as to the 
individual tube ; but fafe from injuries, being covered in both with the 
outer Membrane. 
These Tubes diverge as they rife; and at the head each forms a kid- 
ney-diaped fpungy body, of a yellow colour. Thefe are dill contained 
within the outer Membrane, which covers the Filament and AntheriE en- 
tire ; and there appears a part of it between them. 
Thus does the Flediy Subdance of the Stalk terminate In many oval yel- 
low bags. Thefe are compofed of its Vafcular Subdance ; and from thefe, 
particles rife in form of globules of Farina, and feparate continually as 
they grow dry in ripening. Each particle takes with it a covering of the 
inner Membrane, which lines the bags equally with the tubes ; and into 
this is thrown a little of the waxy matter, fecreted for that purpofe in the 
Nedtaria, and conveyed, by communicating Vedels, up the tubes. Thefe 
very Vedels are feen didindlly before a good Microfcope, at their entrance 
into the Filament, and up the whole length of it. They enter near the 
bafe, two into each Filament ; and they run up like yellowidi cords along 
the furface of the Filament, jud under the outer Membrane. 
Each 
