BOTANY. 



In two bundles (Fig. 163) ? 



In three or more bundles (Figs. 164 and 165) ? 



How do you describe a coherent pistil (Fig. 177) ? 



FIG. 175. 

 Triadelphous, Stamens coherent. 



FIG. 174. Polyandrous, 

 Stamens not coherent. 



FIG. 176. 

 Apocarpous, no cohesion. 



FlG. 177. Syncarpous, coherent. 



There are a few common flowers found everywhere in 

 the country, in which there is no cohesion ; but, in most 



flowers, the parts of some 

 of the floral circles will be 

 found more or less united. 

 Figs. 178, 179, and 180 

 represent the flower of the 

 Saint - John's - wort. Fig. 

 179 is a vertical section of 

 the flower, and Fig. 180 one 

 Fic.~i 7 8. of the bundles of stamens. 



