158 LIFE OF A TREE. 
On examining a flower, we find there are 
generally three separate parts of it which deserve 
our notice. First, there are the beautifully tinged 
outer leaves, called sepa/s, and inner ones, called 
petals. Secondly, there are a number of delicate 
little thread-like bodies, called stamens, with little 
yellow pieces on their tops, called anthers. And, 
thirdly, in the middle, is an upright little piece, 
called a style, bearing a head called a stigma ; and 
a swelled part at the bottom, called the ovary, or 
receptacle for the seeds. All these can be very 
nicely seen in the geranium, or in the large 
white lily growing in our gardens. They are also 
clearly shewn in the cut. 
Now, in order to perfect the seed of the plant, 
and so to furnish mankind with the means of 
