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ovary, in HIBISCUS, etc., where the style divides into 

 five branches, corresponding to the five cells of the 

 ovary, and in CITRUS the Orange flower, where there 

 are many cells but only one undivided style. Since 

 in compound, or syncarpous, ovaries the carpels are 

 arranged in a closed circle at the centre of the flower, 

 the style, compounded of their separate styles, is 

 centrally placed at the top, and we can understand 

 why on this hypothesis it is eccentric on one-carpelled 

 ovaries and central on those of many carpels. We 

 can indeed generally distinguish at a glance between 

 a one-carpelled ovary such as that of C^SALPINIA, 

 Pea, Gram or Mango, and a SYNCARPOUS one-celled 

 ovary like those of the Violet, Poppy, Pappaw or 

 Melon, because of this difference in the position of 

 the style. 



