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COMPANION TO TROPICAL READERS 



Pistil: Mention number of carpels, length of .style, 

 and state whether stigma is divided or not. 



Expt. 61. Drawings of Flowers. Make careful draw- 

 ings, preferably in coloured crayons, of any three flowers; 

 name the parts, and put notes opposite stating the func- 

 tion of each of the parts, viz. calyx, corolla, stamens, 

 pistil. 



Expt. 62. Ovaries and Seed Eggs (fig. 22). Pull off 

 the outer whorls of a pea flower, of an orange flower, 



St. 



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Fig. 22. Pistils, showing ovaries 

 o, Ovary ; s, style ; st, stigma ; ov, ovules. 



and of two other flowers, leaving the pistils intact; in 

 each case cut across the ovary with a needle or sharp 

 knife, and observe if it is divided into a number of cells 

 or not; record the number of cells in each flower, and 

 observe the small "seed eggs", or ovules, that, after 

 fertilization, develop into seeds. 



Expt. 63. Irregular Flowers. Examine and make 

 drawings of the following flowers which, in some respect 

 or other, are irregular in form: 



(a) Lilies : There are no regular sepals. 



