THE STnUCTURK OF THE FLOWER 



7 



nui 



utcun^Tt- 



(CcrroTld. 



a^lux 



HYPOCrNOOS 



(tj 



T>utR 



PERIGYNOU5 



Moudi of CoLjk -iale. 



PERI GTN0U5 



StofTunj 



(C) 



O^aru 



Petal 



SefLoL 



EPIGYNOU5 



n 



Fig. 7.— Various Types of Eeceptacles 



ii'om the receptacle, and hence it appears as though the 

 stamens, petals, and sepals are inserted npon the ovary, 

 diagrammatic representation is shown in iig. 7, e. All 

 the flowers with an inferior ovary belong to this type. 



