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BOTANY FOB BEGINNERS. 



rch. ii. 



27. 2d. That which treats of the different parts of the plants 

 and their uses ; this is Physiological Botany. 



Fig. 1. 



28. In beginning to 

 study Botany, it is best to 

 examine first the parts ol 

 ^flower. 



,*y29. Here is a lily, Fig. 

 1 ; that part of it which 



et you would call the blos- 

 soms, is the corolla ; * 

 this is composed of six 

 parts, each of which is 

 called a petal. 



30. There are within 

 the corolla six thread- 

 like organs ; these are 

 called stamens ; examine 

 them as they appear at 

 Fig. 2. You see that one 

 part, as at a, is long and 

 slender; this is called 

 ihejilament, from Jilnm, 

 a thread. At 6 is a little 

 knob which is hollow like 

 a box ; this is the anther. 



* So called from the Latin corolla, a little crown. 



27. What is physiological Botany 1 



'28. What is the best way of beginning the study of Botany 1 



29. What are the botanical names of the blossom of a lily and iis 

 parts. 



30. Describe the stamens and their parts. 



