AC An IntroduBion to 



IV. The pointal [pijlillvm) includes the fe- 

 male parts of generation in flowers, which is 

 compofed of the germ {germen)^ the ftyle 

 (JiylHs)y and the ftigma. 



The germ inclofes and defends the embry- 

 ons of the feeds, and is properly the matrix 

 of the plant. 



The flyle fits upon the germ, and fuftains 

 the fligma ; but there are fome flowers which 

 have no flyle. 



The ftigma is tlie female organ of genera- 

 tion, and is of differenr figures -, it is generally 

 fituated upon the extremity of the ftyle 5 and 

 when there is no ftyle, it fits upon the germ. 



The Parts of Fruit. 



The [pericarpium) is forned of the germ 

 which enlarges and inclofes the feeds j fee m^ 

 n^ fig. 6. it is divided into eight fpecies ; the 

 capfule, the (hell, the pod, the huflc, the nut, 

 the apple, the berry, and the cone. 



The capfule is coinpofed of many dry elaf- 

 tick cells, which, when the feeds are ripe, ge- 

 nerally open at the top j when it has but one 

 cell, it is called uniloailaris j if two, bilocularis 3 

 or if feveral, midtilocularis. 



The ihell {conceptaculum) is different from 



a capfule of one cell, in the cover being fof er, 



7 and 



