1 THE STRAWBERRY CULTURIST. 



ing the pistils, which are attached to the inside of the 

 rose-like receptacle. But in the Strawberry the receptacle 

 is the reverse of that of the rose, being 

 conical as shown in an enlarged cross- 

 section of a flower, Fig. 1. 



Every so-called seed of the Straw- 

 berry has one style attached to it; 

 consequently, it is a very important 

 organ, inasmuch as it is through this 

 organ that the influence of the pollen 

 reaches the ovule or seed vessel. The 

 stamens are situated on the calyx, and 

 they may be artifically removed or sup- 

 pressed by nature, in which case we 

 Fig. 2. PISTIL- WQuld }iaye what ig called a pistillate 



LATE FLOWER. -, -, -,, -, ., . ,-, 



USUAL SIZE flower, which will produce fruit, if the 

 pistils are fertilized from another flower. 

 It is not important whether a flower produces its own 

 pollen or is supplied from some other source. 



Kg. 3. PISTILLATE FLOWER, ENLARGED, 



