82 NOMENCLATURE OF THE FLOWER. 



Linnaeus, as a third part of the anther ; bat botanists 

 of the present day, regard it only as matter secreted by, 

 or contained in the anther, 



The pollen, by means of the microscope, is found to assume a va- 

 riety of forms in different plants. In the sun-flower, they have the 

 appearance of prickly balls ; in the bloody crane's-bill, they are like 

 perforated globules of fire ; in the mallows, they resemble wheels 

 furnished with teeth ; in the palma-christi, they are shaped like grains 

 of wheat ; in the pansey they are angular ; in the Indian corn, they are 

 flat and smooth j in the borage, like a thin leaf rolled u p ; in the nar- 

 cissus, kidney-shaped, and from other plants, a great variety might 



be related. 



OF THE PISTIL. 



33. The pistil consists of three parts ; viz. the ger- 

 men, the style, and the stigma. 



34. Germen : The germen varies in different plants, 

 in number, figure, situation, insertion and proportion. 



a. Number may be one, two, three, or more to each plant. 



b. Figure may be roundish, oblong, ovate, and so on. 



c. Situation may be superior, that is, included in the corolla or 

 calyx ; or inferior, placed beneath the corolla or calyx. 



d. Insertion may be sessile, or pedicellate i. e. placed on a 

 pedicle. 



e. Proportion may be longer or shorter than the corolla, &c. 



35. Style: The style varies in different plants, in 

 number, figure, situation, proportion, division, and in 

 duration. 



a. Number may be one, two, three or more to each germen. 



b. Figure may be cylindrical, columnar, capillary, &c. 



c. Situation may be on the top of the germen or from the side. 



d. Proportion may be long or short incomparison to the stamens . 



