white in the Privet, yellow in the Myrtle, and red 

 in the Rose 5 and is commonly called the Flower. b 



In the centre of the Corolla there are two parts on 

 which the fructification and reproduction of the species 

 more particularly depend : in plants of the liliacious 

 kind they are remarkably conspicuous. They are 

 named respectively, Stamen and Pistillum. The 

 Pistillum produces the seed at the base ; and the use 

 of the Stamen is to perfect that seed, so that it may 

 have a principle of life to vegetate and reproduce other 

 plants of the same kind. 



The other three parts are, the seed, called, in the 

 language of botany, Semen j the seed-vessel, or pod, 

 called by the general name of Pericarpium ; and the 

 base of the flower, named Receptaculum, which 

 may be familiarly understood by that part called the 

 bottom of the Artichoke: the fruit of the Strawberry 

 is also a pulpy Receptaculum. 



Thus they may be arranged, with their distinctive 

 botanical names, Calyx, Corolla, Stamen, Pistillum, 

 Semen, Pericarpium, Receptaculum. 



Plate I. exhibits a Stamen and a Pistillum, each 

 subdivided with their respective botanical names. The 

 Pistillum into three parts, Germen, Style, Stigma; 



t> The leaves that compose the Corolla are called Petals, and 

 are usually of the colours, white, yellow, red, or blue, sepa- 

 rate or combined; but sometimes they are green, as in the 

 herb Paris ; and the Green Hellebore exhibits a curious meta- 

 morphose, the Petals of which are first white, then green, and 

 afterwards are changed into a Calyx. 



