. Domestic botany. Botany, Economic; Botany. 48 DOMESTIC BOTANY. called the style, and the upper or apex the stigma, from which there is a channel of communication through the style to the ovary. Both parts vary extremely in form and organism (fig. 7, h). The style varies greatly in lengthj heing in some species of gardenia and cactus thread-like, from four to six inches long; it is often very short or entirely wanting (the stigma is then sessile). It is either simple, forked, or branched, each terminating in a stigma, which is a simple point, pin or club-like, or rayed as in the Mallow family
. Domestic botany. Botany, Economic; Botany. 48 DOMESTIC BOTANY. called the style, and the upper or apex the stigma, from which there is a channel of communication through the style to the ovary. Both parts vary extremely in form and organism (fig. 7, h). The style varies greatly in lengthj heing in some species of gardenia and cactus thread-like, from four to six inches long; it is often very short or entirely wanting (the stigma is then sessile). It is either simple, forked, or branched, each terminating in a stigma, which is a simple point, pin or club-like, or rayed as in the Mallow family (fig. 7, b). The stigma is often thick and fleshy, or thin, membranous and petal- FiG. like, consisting of two or more lobes, as in mimulus; or like a cup, hooded cyst, or cavity. Its surface is more or less smooth, viscid, pilose, fringed or feathery as in grasses. Ovary.—The ovary (fig. 7, c and has already been described as containing the germs of the future seeds, called ovules. In size, form, and nature it varies ex- tremely in difi'erent plants, and together with the number, position, and mode of attachment of the ovules forms a special branch of study to the scientific botanist. For the use of the amateur it will be sufficient to describe only. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, John, 1798-1888. London, L. Reeve and co.
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