THE ROSE FAMILY. 



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adnatc stipules (1, a) ; (2) represents a vertical section 

 of the flower, the petals being removed ; («, a) are the 

 sepals ; behind and alternate with the sepals are five 

 bracts, as shown on the back of the flower figured by 

 the fruit on (1). These constitute the epicalyx 

 (described under Hihis'cv.s of the Mallow Family). 



Fig. 55. — Frag'area (Strawberry). (For description, see text.) 



The honey-secreting receptacular '' tube," but really 

 only a lateral expansion of the stalk, is seen above 

 (c, c) in (2). The petals and stamens arise from its 

 outer rim {h, h). (3) and (4) are front and back views of 

 a stamen. (5) is a carpel, showing the ovary {a), the 

 style (b) arising from near the base of the ovary, with 

 its stigma {c) ; and (6) is a ripe fruit, or psendocario, 



