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APPLE BLOSSOM 



Composition. — Write a description of an apple 

 blossom. In the first paragraj)li name everything 

 that grows from a blossom bud, in the second, de- 

 scribe the colored part of a blossom, in the third, 

 describe the small stalks in the center of the blossom, 

 and in the fourth, describe the calyx. 



SUPPLEMENTARY WORK 



Parts of an Apple Blossom. — In au apple blossom you can 

 easily see three distinct parts. 



First, there is a ring of beautiful white or pink petals. 

 How long do they remain on the blossom ? Do they leave a 



trace of themselves 



behind ? 



Second, within the 

 ring of petals are two 

 sets of small stalks. 

 Those that are tipped 

 with yellow balls are 

 stamens. How many 

 stamens are there ? 

 How are they ar- 

 ranged ? Touch a 

 stamen. Does some 

 dust fall from the 

 ball? The dust is 

 called pollen. 



At the center of the blossom is another set of small stalks, 

 each tipped with a flat sticky knob. These stalks are the 

 upper ends of pistils. How many pistils are there ? Some of 

 the powder from a stamen must fall on a pistil or else the 

 apple and its seed will not grow. 



What becomes of the stamens and the stalks of the pistils 



Apple Blosso.ms 



