CHAPTER XII 



BUD OF LILY, VIRGIN'S BOWER, AND 

 PETIOLE OF NUPHAR LUTEA 



Bud of Lily Section. 



OF the lily itself no description is necessary. 

 A glance at the section of its bud shows 

 an amount of geometrical arrangement that 

 is, in no small degree, surprising, Triangles, 

 circles, hexagons, and even trapeziums find a 

 place in its small dimensions. Minute cellular 

 tissue is to be seen in all portions of its 

 structure. 



Beginning at the outside, we notice sections 

 of six separate parts : these are the petals 

 peculiar to all lilies. Each shows cellular 

 tissue and nbro-vascular bundles. Then come 

 six stamens, each containing a pair of two- 



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