VARIETIES OF THE STIGMA. 



The Figure of the stigma is either capitate, headed, as in Tri- 

 bulus, Hugonia, Vinca, Ipomcea, and Clusia .globose, globe- 

 shaped, as in Primula, Hottc-ma, Linn^ea, and Limosella ;... 

 ovate, egg-shaped, as in Genipa obtuse, blunt, as in Androme- 

 da truncate, lopped, as in Maratut a ' } ... pressed down obliquely, 

 as in Acttea and Daphne ;...emarginate, notched, as in Melica ; 

 • ..orbiculate, rounded, as in Lythrum;... peltate, like a pelta, or 

 little shield, as in Sarracena, Nymphjea, Clusia, and Pa paver; 

 coroniform, crown-shaped, as in Pyrola cruciform, cross-shaped, 

 as in Penjea uncinate, hooked, as in Viola and L an tan a;... 

 canaliculate, grooved, or channelled, as in Colchicum concave, 

 hollow, as in Viola;... angulate, cornered, as in Muntingia; ... 

 striate, streaked, as in Papaver ;...plu??iose, feathery , as in Rheum, 

 Triglochin, Tamarix, and in grasses or pubescent, downy, as 

 in Cucubalus and Lathyrus. 



In respect to Length, it may be filiform, thread-like, as in 

 ZEA;...or as long as the style, as in Genipa. 



In respect to Thickness, it may be foliaceous, resembling a 

 thin leaf, as in Iris. 



In respect to Duration, it is either marcescent, ^withering, as in 

 most plants;... or persisting, as in Sarracena, Hydrangea, 

 Nymphjea, and Pap aver. 



