broader than the anthers. Anthers with a single pollini- 
ferous receptacle constituting a complete (and sometimes, 
although rarely, bordered) partition of the interior of the 
anther, not divided at either end, opening longitudinally, 
suspended from the back at the top and facing inwards. 
Hypogynous basement glandular, cupped, entire. Germen 
globular, sessile, smooth, 5-celled: style green, capillary, 
smooth, equal to the tube: stigma capitate, of a burnt-brown 
colour. Drupe (or Stone-fruit) nearly dry, the shell of the 
nut or stone solid, and exceedingly hard: seeds with an 
albumen. 
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: e The calyx with the bractes. 4 The corolla dissected vertically. ¢ The 
pistil. 
