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and the stalk supporting it is 

 called a stipe. In Figs. 205 

 and 206 the stamens, pistil, 

 and corolla are stipitate, and 

 the stalk which bears them 

 is the stipe. 



When the stipe supports 

 corolla, stamens, and pistil, it 

 is called an anthophore (Fig. 

 205). When it supports only 

 stamens and pistil, it is known 

 as \kzgonophore (Fig. 206, a). 



FIG. 206. a. Gonophore. 



EXERCISE XXVII. 

 Appendages of the Receptacle. 



Examine the receptacle in the magnified flowers upon 

 Charts i, 2, 3, and 4. 



Carefully observe the space between the calyx and 

 ovary in the following figures. You see a sort of fleshy 



FIG. 207. 



Hypogynous 



Disk. 



FIG. 208. 



Hypogynous 



Disk. 



FIG. 209. Hypogynous Disk. 



rim around the pistil, which is called a disk. It takes on 

 very different shapes in different plants. In Figs. 207 and 

 208 it is merelv a raised cushion ; in Fig. 209 it is seen 



