Select the code wherein both the statements are correct:
(1) In epigynous flower, the ovary is half-inferior.
(2) An inferior ovary is characteristic of an epigynous flower.
(3) In a hypogynous flower, the gynoecium occupies the highest position on the thalamus.
(4) A superior ovary is characteristic of a perigynous flower.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Correct option is B

Correct Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Epigynous flowers have an inferior ovary, so statement (2) is correct.
Hypogynous flowers have the gynoecium at the highest position, indicating a superior ovary, so (3) is also correct.
Statements (1) and (4) are incorrect.
Information Booster:
Hypogynous: Ovary superior (e.g., Mustard, China rose).
Perigynous: Ovary is half-inferior (e.g., Rose).
Epigynous: Ovary inferior (e.g., Guava, Cucumber).
Ovary position is determined by attachment of floral whorls.
Ovary position influences fruit development.
Additional Information (Incorrect Statements):
(1) Half-inferior is perigynous, not epigynous.
(4) Superior ovary is hypogynous, not perigynous.