A 



BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION 



OF THE 



VARIOUS PARTS OF A FLOWER. 



Iif a perfect flower there are seven parts : — viz. 



1. The Calyx. 2. The Corolla. 



3. The Stame^js. 4. The Pistil. 



5. The Pericarp. 6. The Seed. 



7. The Receptacle. 



Many flowers are deficient in some of their parts, 

 but the stamens and pistils are essential, and to be 

 found in all, either in flowers on the same plant, or 

 in different individuals of the same species on sepa- 

 rate plants. The calyx, cup, or empalement, is the 

 outer part of the flower, formed of one or more 



