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STYLE The style in respect to its laciniae, is 

 either bijid, as in Persicaria and Cornutia ; in/id, as 

 in Clethra and Frankenia; quadrifid, as in Rhain- 

 nus; quinquejid, as in Geranium; or dichotommis, 

 halved, and each lacinia halved again, as in Cordia. 



The Figure of the style is either cylindric, like a 

 rolling stone, as in Monotropa ; etngutate, cornered, 

 as in Cana ; subulate, awl-shaped, as in Geranium; 

 capillary, like hairs, as in Ceratocarpus ; or thicker 

 towards the top, as in Leucoium. 



In respect to Length, it is either very long) as in 

 Tamarindus, Cassia, Campanula, Scorzonera and 

 Zea ; very short, as in Papaver ; or of the length of 

 the stamina, as in Nicotiana, and most flowers. 



In respect to Thickness, it is either thicker than the 

 stamina, as in Leucoium; thinner, a in Ceratocar- 

 pus ; or of equal thickness with them, as in Lamium. 



Its Situation is either on the apex of the germen, 

 as is too common to need example ; both above and 

 below the germen, as in Capparis and Euphorbia, 

 (unless the lower part in these be considered as the 

 extension of the receptacle) ; or on the side of the 

 germen, as in Rosa, Rubus, and the rest of the 

 plants of the order Polygynia in the class Icosand- 

 ria, and also ir\ Hirtella and Suriana. 



As to its Duration, it is sometimes persisting, as 

 in the class Tetr adynamia. 



STIGMA The Number of the stigmata is either a 

 single one, as in most flowers ; two as in Syrin^a ; 

 three, as in Campanula ; four, as in Epilobium and 

 Parnassia ; or Jive, as in Pvrola. 



The Laciniae of" the stigma are either convolute, 

 rolled together, as in Crocus ; capillary, as in Ru- 

 mex ; revolute, rolled back, as in Dianthus, Campa- 

 nula, and in the class Syngenesia ; or" bent to the 

 left, as in Silene : and in respect to their Number, 

 the stigma may be sexpartlte, divided into six parts, 

 as in Asarum ; or miiltijid, with many divisions, as 

 in Turnera. 



