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IN ORCHIDEiTi: AND ASCLEPIADEiE. 543

stigma, regarded by liim as the filaments of his supposed aiithera. •

The central pentangular body he considers as the stigma, but he has no observations on the mode in which the l)ollen is a])plied to it.

And lastly. His original statement respecting the grains of j)ollen is so far modified, that lie now believes them to be in the early stages without tubes or hoijnu.r, whir-h, according to him, make their appearance at the period of impregnation.

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