70 THE ROSE. \ 
Stigma. The top portion of the pistil 
which receives the pollen and connects 
with the ovary by a tube through the 
centre of the style. 
Style. The erect column, sometimes 
several combined in one, which connects 
the stigma with the ovary. 
Sucker. A branch or root which proceeds 
from the root, or stem of the plant, just 
below the surface. 
