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. 



