eh. in.] 



ANALYSIS OF THE PINK. 



Analysis of the Pink. 

 Fig. 4. 



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50. You will understand this better if I give you an exam 



. You shall now analyze a flower in order to find its bota- 

 aical arrangement and name. Here is a pink. We wish to 

 tcnow in what class it is count the stamens you say ten, 

 therefore this is in the tenth class ; the name of the class is 

 Decandria (from deka, ten, and andria, stamens.) 



51. We wish to know in what order this flower is count 

 the pistils you say two, it then belongs to the second order of 

 the tenth class ; the name of this is Digynia (from dis, two, 

 and gynia, pistil.) 



52. Orders are composed of families of plants called genera, 

 which is the plural of genus. 



53. We must, as a third step in our analysis, learn to what 

 genus this flower belongs ; for this purpose it is necessary that 

 you turn to that part of your book called "Description of the 

 Genera of Plants ;"* look for Class 10, Order 2. Now instead 

 of looking a whole book through, you have only to examine the 

 genera which you find under this order, and to compare your 

 flower with each description until you find one which answers 

 to it. 



* To find this, see the " Table of Contents." 



50. How can you find in what class the pink is placed 7 



51. How can you know in what order the pink is 7 



52. Of what are the orders of plants composed! 



53. What is a third step in the analysis of the pink? 



