86 THE SECOND BOOK OF BOTANY. 



EXERCISE XXVIII. 

 Form and Position of Styles. 



FIG. 155. FIG. 156. FIG. 157. FIG. 158. 



Sigmoid. Lateral. Basal. Terminal 



The shapes of styles may be named by the same 

 words as the shapes of filaments. 



Observe, in faded flowers and young fruit, whether 

 the styles are persistent or deciduous. 



EXERCISE XXIX. 

 Kinds of Pistil. 



It will be convenient to apply the following names 

 to certain distinctions among pistils with which pupils 

 are now familiar : 



FIG. 159. 



A Compound Pistil. 



A COMPOUND PISTIL (Fig. 159) consists of several 

 united carpels is syncarpous. 



