. The botanical class-book, and flora of Pennsylvania, designed for seminaries of learning and private classes. Stamens, pistils, Ac, — a, stigma; panthers; c, style; d, filament; e, ovary ;/, calyx aud receptacle. Form of antliws—1, Lily; 2, Ginger; 33 Sage; 4; Berber-ry ; 5, Cucumber ; 6, Magnolia; 7, *V<lygonum; 8, Lemiia. 64 STAMENS. 192. The Filament, (L&, a thread, Fig. 99, d.,)is a long slender body which supports the anther, containingnumerous spiral vessels. It is called prominent when it pro-jects beyond the anther,petaloid when it is broad and thin;when it is wanting the a
. The botanical class-book, and flora of Pennsylvania, designed for seminaries of learning and private classes. Stamens, pistils, Ac, — a, stigma; panthers; c, style; d, filament; e, ovary ;/, calyx aud receptacle. Form of antliws—1, Lily; 2, Ginger; 33 Sage; 4; Berber-ry ; 5, Cucumber ; 6, Magnolia; 7, *V<lygonum; 8, Lemiia. 64 STAMENS. 192. The Filament, (L&, a thread, Fig. 99, d.,)is a long slender body which supports the anther, containingnumerous spiral vessels. It is called prominent when it pro-jects beyond the anther,petaloid when it is broad and thin;when it is wanting the anther is said to be sessile. 193. The Anther, (Fig. 99, b.) is generally situated atthe summit of the filament; it is the essential part of thestamen, and contains the pollen. It usually consists of twolobes or cells, connected to each other and to the filament bythe connectile. It is attached to the filament in three principal ways; andis said to be—Adnate, when attached by its back, so as to^appear lateral, as in the Nymphaea, and Anemone. Innate,when it is attached by its base, as in the Menis
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