Ch. II. 1 



DIFFERENT PARTS OF FLOWERS. 



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Fig. 2. 



a 



d 



31. In the centre of the lily 

 is the pistil ; this consists of 

 three parts, the stigma, (see 

 Fig. 2. /) the style, (e) and 

 the germ, (d). 



32. The end of the flower 

 stem, where the petals of the 

 flower are inserted, is called 

 the receptacle ; you may see 

 it at Fig. 2. g. 



33. In most flowers you will 

 observe the corolla standing 

 in a little green cup ; this is 

 called the calyx.* The lily 

 has no calyx, but the rose and 

 the pink have. 



34. I have now told you of 

 five parts of a flower : 



1. Calyx the cup ; surrounding- the corolla. 



2. Corolla the blossom; the parts are called petals. 



3. Stamens enclosed by the corolla j the parts are thejila 

 ments and anther. 



4. Pistil standing in the centre ; the parts are the germ, 

 style, and stigma. 



5. Receptacle bearing the other pai ts of the flower. 



35. Besides these, there are two other parts, which are con- 

 sidered as belonging to the flower: viz. the pericarp and the 

 seed. 



* The word calyx signifies a cup. ' 



31. Describe the pistil and its parts. 



32. What is the receptacle 7 



33. What is the calyx 1 



34. Name the five parts of a flower \vhic,i have been mentioned, 



35. What two other parts belong to the flowei 1 



