Ch XIV. j 



RECEPTACLE. 



Fig. 59. 



a 



341. llth. S"- 

 <7?.r, is an uss'":i 

 blage offlower : irrow 

 ing upon a common 

 receptacle, and sur- 

 rounded by a spatha 

 or sheath, as in the 

 Egyptian lily. 



342. At Fig. 59 : 

 a, is a representation 

 of the blossom of the 

 Wild turnip, (arum}] 

 a, represents the spa- 

 tha, which is erect, 

 sheathing, oblong, 

 convolute at the base. 

 6, this is compressed 

 above and below the 

 middle ; c represent- 

 the spadix, which 

 from its club-shaped 

 appearance, is calle-l 

 clamform (from clu- 

 r<7, a club). 



343. At B (Fig. 59) is the spadix divested of the spatha, </ 

 ts the claviform summit, b a ring of filaments without anther.- 

 c a ring of sessile anthers, d a dense ring of pistillate flower- 

 with sessile stigmas ; each germ produces a one celled globu 

 iar berry. 



344. This is a plant of the class Moncceia, (one house,) be- 

 cause its staminate and pistillate flowers are separate, but ye' 

 grow on the same plant ; it is in the order Polyandria, because 

 its stamens are numerous. 



Receptacle. 



345. The receptacle is the extremity of the peduncle ; a! 

 first it supports the flower, and afterwards the fruit. As this is 

 its only use, it may properly be considered in connexion with 



d 



B 



341. Describe the spadix. 



342. What does Fig. 59 represent/? 



343. What is represented at B. Fig. 59 7 



344. Why is the Wild Turnip in the class Moncecia, order Poly 

 andria 7 



345. What is the receptacle 1 



