THE PISTIL, " w ' 101 



(The pupil is referred to page 118,' the close of 

 the chapter on fruit, for a list of questions a sort of 

 pistil-schedule to be used as a guide in describing 

 this organ.) 



Amphitropal (Gr., amphi, about ; trepo, I turn). 



Anatropal (Gr., ana, over ; trepo, I turn) An ovule turned 

 over, so as to bring the micropyle to the hilum. 



Axile (Lat., axis, an axle-tree) Belonging to the centre, or 

 axis. 



Campylotropal (Gr., campulus, curved; trepo, I turn) An 

 ovule, or seed, bent so as to bring the apex near to the hilum. 



CJialaza (Gr., a spot on the skin) The place in a seed where 

 the nucleus joins the integuments. 



Dehiscence (Lat., dehisco, I gape) Splitting into parts. 



Dissepiment (Lat., dissepio, I separate) Partitions in a fruit. 



Hilum (Lat., the black scar of a bean) The scar left by the 

 separation of a seed from its placenta. 



Loculicidal (Lat., loculus, a cell) A mode of dehiscence 

 through the back of a carpel. 



Micropyle (Gr., mikros, small; pule, gate) The scar in the 

 skin of a seed, which was the foramen in the ovule. 



Nucleus (Lat., a kernel) The centre of an ovule, where the 

 embryo is formed. 



Ortliotropal (Gr., ortlios, straight; trepo, I turn) An erect 

 ovule, with the foramen or micropyle opposite the hilum. 



Parietal (Lat., paries, a wall) Growing to the walls of an 

 ovary. 



Placentation (Lat., placenta, a cheese-cake) The way the 

 placentae are developed. 



Primine (Lat., primus, first). 



RJiapJie (Gr., rhapJie, a seam) The thread connecting the 

 placenta and nucleus. 



Seeundine (Lat., secundus, second). 



Septicidal (Lat., septum, a hedge; ccedo, I cut) A mode of 

 dehiscence dividing the dissepiment. 



Septifragal (Lat., septum, a hedge; frango, I break) A 

 mode of dehiscence where the valves fall away from the dis- 

 sepiment. 



