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THE PISTILLUM. 



The Pollen, meal, contained within the antherae, is a fine dust 

 secreted therein, and destined for the impregnation of the germen; 

 of which part we shall speak in the next chapter. 



The stamina being, as I have said> the male part of the flower, 

 the construction and distribution of the Sexual System is principal- 

 ly founded upon, and regulated by it; as will appear in the ex- 

 planation of the System. It is sufficient to observe here, that such 

 flowers as want this part are called female ; such as have it, but 

 want the female part, described in the next chapter, male; such 

 as have them both, hermaphrodite* ; and such as have neither, 

 neutqrf. 



CHAP. V. 

 OF THE PISTILLUM, 



THE Pistillum is the female part of the flower; it is defined 

 by Linnczus " as a viscus of the plant, designed for the reception 

 of the pollen." It consists of three partsj. 



1. The Gekmen ; which is the rudiment of the fruit accompa- 

 nying the flower, but not yet arrived at maturity. 



* This odious term should be expelled the lovely science of botany, and the term 

 bisexual substituted in its place ; for the analogy does not hold, nor are there any 

 truly hermaphrodite flowers, as with animals. The two sexes are contiguous, and 

 marry; but with snails, and earthworms, which have the two sexes in the same 

 person, these are really hermaphrodites ; but are not competent to reproduce of 

 themselves, but have relationships with others of the same species; therefore, the 

 analogy here does not hold. Editor. 



-j- Neuter, or barren. 



+ This is not always the case, as the style in many instances is wanting, as in 

 Papaver, poppy; Tulipa, tulip, &c. Editor. 



