DESCRIPTION 
ovules in it ; s. the style ; s¢. the stigmas: f. 2. nearly ripe ovary 
of the Pea opened : ov. the ovules or unripe seeds:: f. 3. united 
ovaries of Geranium ; st. the stigmas at the end of the united 
styles : f. 4. ov. the united ovaries of the Mallow contained in 
the calyx: f. 5. three ovaries of Peony in the calyx: f. 6. 
ovaries of Buttereup arranged on a receptacle r. f. 7. five 
separate ovaries of Love in a mist, with their styles : f. 8. three 
united ovaries of Lily, with style and stigma st. also united : 
f. 9. cross section of the fruit of Primrose, showing the ovules 
in the centre : f. 10. section of Orange; p. the partitions formed 
by the union of the sides of two ovaries; the seeds are fixed at 
the narrow end of each carpel or ripe ovary : f. 11. a single 
ovary of the Orange removed and cut across: f. 12. a cross 
section of the fruit of the Lily composed of three ovaries united; 
and two rows of seeds in each ovary: f. 13. cross section of a 
young Poppy head ; showing the ovules fixed on the partitions, 
which do not meet in the centre : f. 14. section of the fruit of 
Violet, and Heartsease, composed of three ovaries united so as 
to form one cavity, and bearing the ovules o. on the side: f. 15. 
ovary of Ladies’ Mantle, showing the style is sometimes attached 
to the lower part of the ovary : f. 16. ovary of Poppy, showing 
the stigmas st. seated on the top, the styles being absent: f. 17. 
ovary of Dead Nettle with united styles and two lobed stigma : 
f. 18. two styles of Pink. 
PL 17. f. 1, Fruit of Violet or Heartsease burst open, with the 
seeds : f. 2, opening of the fruit of Campanula by holes, h. h. 
f. 3. capsule of Chickweed opening by teeth at its top: f. 4. 
carpels, or ripe ovaries of Buttercup seated on 7. a receptacle or 
continuation of the stem; o. a carpel cut open showing the seed: 
f. 5. fruit of Strawberry, in which the carpels c. are arranged on 
a juicy receptacle : f. 6. the same cut perpendicularly to show r. 
the receptacle : f. 7. Raspberry in which the ovaries are seen in 
f. 8. placed upon a white dry receptacle: f. 9. Gooseberry, 
crowned by the calyx c. f. 10. the same cut across, showing the 
position of the seeds s. s. and the cords by which they are fixed 
to the sides of the compound ovary: f. 11. cross section of an 
Apple; a. the Apple or eatable portion; ov. the ovaries or 
