V. EXPERIMENTS AND PRAC- 

 TICAL WORK 



I. Animal Life 



General notes on Animal Life will be found on pp. 

 19-23 of this Companion. 



II. Plant Life and Soils 



THE PARTS OF A FLOWER 



(See Tropical Readers, Book II, pp. 53-56.) 



Expt. 60. Description of Flowers. Collect blossoms 

 of the orange, guava, or any other simple flower; ex- 

 amine carefully and describe the various parts on the 

 following plan: 



The floiver as a whole: Mention general shape, size and 

 diameter, colour and perfume; state whether borne 

 singly or in clusters. 



Calyx: Mention the number of sepals or lobes, shape, 

 and colour. 



Corolla: Mention number of petals or lobes of corolla, 

 their shape and colour. 



Stamens: If a few, give exact number, if many, say 

 indefinite; mention colour and length of filament and 

 colour of pollen dust. 



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