Glossary 367 



Axillary: growing from the axil, or angle, formed by the leaf and 



the stem. 



Stamens: composed of 

 Filament: the stalk to uphold the anther. 

 Anther: a tiny box containing the pollen. 

 Pollen: the fertilizing powder of the plant. 

 Pistil: composed of 



Ovary: containing the ovules, or undeveloped seeds. 

 Style: a slender stalk surmounting the ovary. 



Stigma: a variously formed tip of the style, which has a rough moist 

 surface to catch the pollen that fertilizes the seeds by means of 

 minute tubes that penetrate the style and convey the pollen from 

 the stigma to the ovules. 

 Spadix: a fleshy spike, as in the Arum Lily. 

 Spathe: the concave bract enveloping a spike. 



THE FRUIT 



Achene: a dry one-seeded fruit. 



Berry: a pulpy fruit. 



Capsule: a dry fruit with two or more carpels. 



Drupe: a single fruit, with a fleshy outer wall and a bony inner wall. 



Plumose: resembling a plume, like the Clematis in seed. 



Sterile: without seed. 



