Rose, etc. — contimud. 

 VI. Sanguisorbe^e.— Lady's Mantle {Alchemilla vulgaris). 

 Fig". 13. Lady's Mantle, entire and in section." 

 Receptacle, hollow. 



Calyx cf four Sepals with an Epicalyx. 

 Corolla, absent. 



Stamens, four, arising from beneath disc. 

 Carpel, one. 

 The members in this Series are very variable, but generally the Carpels are not more than four, and the Stamens are sometimes 

 indefinite. 



Fig. 14. Simple leaf of Apple with Stipules at the base. 



Fig. 15. Compound leaf of Rose with leaflets arranged pinnately. 



Fig. 16. Rose-bud showing the Sepals compound like the leaf, but gradually becoming simpler as they pass inwards to the 

 Petals. 



Summary. — In the Rose the Carpels are indefinite and one-ovuled, and the receptacular cup becomes fleshy on ripening, forming the 



well-known Hip. The Anthers and Stigma are mature at the same time. 

 In the Strawberry the Carpels are still indefinite and one-ovuled, but instead of being in a cup are on an elevation, and the 



swollen elevated receptacle becomes excessively succulent Stigma mature before Anthers, hence called Protogynous (Gr. 



protos, first; gonos, seed). 

 In Meadow-sweet the Carpels are reduced to five (sometimes more), and the slightly convex receptacle bears Follicles which 



contain several Seeds and open along one face. 

 In the Apple the Carpels are five (never more) and two-ovuled, enclosed in a receptacular cup which becomes much larger 



and more succulent than in the Rose. Stigma mature before Anthers. 

 In the Cherry the Carpels are reduced to their lowest — one, and the Fruit, in the form of a Drupe, has reached its highest 



perfection. The exquisitely coloured and delicately flavoured Peaches and Prunes, Plums and Cherries, are objects of 



attraction to various animals, and when eaten the seed protected by its stone is deposited under the most favourable 



conditions as to warmth, moisture, nutriment, etc Stigma and Anthers mature at same time. 



