is ie oy teil 
Ch X1V.] RECEPTACLE. & 
Fig. 59. 341. 11th. Spa- 
dir, is an assem- 
blage of flowers grow- 
ing upon a common 
receptacle, and sur- 
rounded by a spatha 
or sheath, as in the 
Egyptian lily. 
342. At eBig. 59; 
a, is a representation 
of the blossom of the 
Wildturnip, (arum); 
a, represents the spa- 
tha, which 1s erect, 
sheathing, oblong, 
convolute at the base, 
b, this is compressed 
above and below the 
middle ; c represents 
the spadix, which 
from its club-shaped 
appearance, is called 
claviform (from cla- 
va, a club). 
343. At B (Fig. 59) is the spadix divested of the spatha, a 
is the claviform summit, b a ring of filaments without anthers, 
c aring of sessile anthers, d a dense ring of pistillate flowers. 
with sessile stigmas ; each germ produces a one celled globu- 
lar berry. 
344. This is a plant of the class Munecia, (one house,) be- 
cause its staminate and pistillate flowers are separate, but yet 
grow on the same plant ; it is in the order Polyandria, because 
its stamens are numerous. 
Receptacle. 
345. The receptacle is the extremity of the peduncle; at 
first it supports the flower, and afterwards the fruit. As this is 
its only use, it may properly be considered in connexion with 
341. Describe the spadix. 
342. What does Fig. 59 represent ? 
343. What is represented at B. Fig. 59? 
344, Why is the Wild Turnip in the class Monecia, order Polv- 
andria ? 
345. What is the receptacle ? 
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