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upward direction, consequently the loose tissue by which it is 

 suiTouuded is to he regarded as corresponding to the epidermis 



Fig. 580, 



Fig. 581. 



Fiff. 580. Vertical section of tlie flower of Epipactin latifolia. a. One 

 of tlie divisions of tlie perinntli. c. Stamen, e. Ovules, x. Stigma. 

 cim. Oaual leading from tiie stigma to the interior of tlie ovary. 

 From SchleiiJen. — Fiff. 581. Transverse section of the st.vle of the 

 Crown Imperial (Fritillnria imperiaiis). d. Canal in its centre lined 

 1).V projecting pfipillae. v,v,i\ Vascular hiindies corresponding to the 

 tiiree stylos of wliicb tbia compoand sty)e is composed. Prom 

 Jussieu. 



Fir/. 582. 



Fig. 583. Fig. 584. Fig. 585. 



Fig. 582. Section showing the 

 strurture of the canal of the 

 style in Cawpaiivla. From Jus- 

 sieu. c, c. Parenchymatous cells 

 forming its walls, traversed by 

 spiral vessels,!), jj.jj. Variously 

 ii.rmed loosely a.ufc'regated cells. /,/. Elongated filiform cells, which 



with the former more or less obstruct the canal. Fiff.683. A portion 



of the pistil i)f Daphve Laitreola. o. Summit of the ovary. «. Style 

 terminated by a stigma, s. 2. A portion of the stigma highly magni- 

 fied, showing its papillose nature. Fig. am. A jiortion of the pistil 



oi Plantaoo suxaUUs. o. Summit of the ovary, f. Style. .s,s. Bilateral 



stigma, the above figures are from Jussieu. F/flr. 585. Pistil of the 



Periwinkle a''«c«)- o. Ovary, t. Style. «. Hairy stigma, d. Disk. 



