TECHNICAL TERMS. 55 



Stigma. The top portion of the pistil which 



receives the pollen and connects with the 



ovary by a tube through the centre of the 



style. 

 Style. The erect column, sometimes several 



combined in one, which connects the stigma 



with the ovary. 

 Sucker. A branch or shoot which proceeds from 



the root, or stem of the plant, just below 



the surface. 



