VARIETIES OF THE STYLE AND STIGMA. 27 



Style — The style, in respect to its Lacini^, is either bifid, 

 as in Persicaria and Cornutia ;...trifid, as in Clethra and Fran- 

 KEm\;...quadrijid, as in Rhamnus ;...quinquefd, as in Gerani- 

 um or dichoto?nous, halved, and each lacinia halved again, as 

 in Cordia. 



The Figure of the style is either cylindric, like a rolling stone, 

 as in 1 MoNOTROPA;..,a?? < gw/a/<?, cornered, as in Canna subulate, 

 awl shaped, as in G eranium ; . ..capillary, like hairs, as in Cerato- 

 carpus ;...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, as in Ceratocarpus ;...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) ;...oron the side of 

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

 order Polygynia, in the class of Icosandria*, and also in Hirtella 

 and Suriana. 



As to its Duration, it is sometimes persisting, as in the class 

 Tetradynamiaf . 



Stigma — The Number of the stigmata is either a single one, as 

 in most flowers ; ...two, as in Syringa three, as in Campanula ; 

 ...four, as in Epilobium and Parnassia ;.. .or five, as in Pyrola. 



The Lacinia of the stigma are either convolute, lulled together, 

 as in Crocus capillary, as in Rumex ;...revohite, rolled back, 

 as in Dianthus, Campanula, and in the class Syngenesia% or 

 bent to the left, as in Silene j ...and in respect to their number, the 

 stigma may be sexpartite, divided into six parts, as in Asarum ; 

 ,,.or multifd, with many divisions, as in Turnera. 



* See Part II. Chap. XV. 

 t See Part II. Chap. XXIL 



f S«ePartII CUp. XVIII 



