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THE FLOWER. 



Fig. 99. 



Pistil, or Pistillum, Fig. 98. The Pistil consists Fi s- 

 of three parts, viz : the germen, or seed bud, a, which 

 is the rudiment of the young fruit ; the style, b, which 

 is attached to the germen, and serves to elevate the 

 stigma ; and the stigma, c, which like the anther is 

 indispensable. In some plants the style, like the 

 filament, is wanting, the stigma being attached im- 

 mediately to the germen. 



The form, colors, consistence, size, and duration of 

 these parts are exceedingly various in different plants, 

 but after a little practice the pupil will find no difficulty in dis- 

 tinguishing them in most of the perfect flowers. 



The positions in which the stigma, style, an- 

 thers, filaments, and germens, are placed with re- 

 spect to ea-ch other in the White Lily are repre- 

 sented by Fig. 99. All these parts, it will be 

 observed, are internal with respect to the co- 

 rolla, the pistil being in the centre of the whole. 

 Around the pistil, and between it and the corol- 

 la stand the stamens. The stigma is placed on 

 the summit of the style, as the anthers are on 

 the tops of the filaments, while the germen is placed at the 

 lower extremity of the style and in the midst of the filaments. 



Havingthus described each 

 most important part of a 

 flower separately, so that the 

 pupil may be enabled to dis- 

 tinguish them as individuals, 

 the whole, with the exception 

 of the calyx, are brought to- 

 gether in Fig. 100, forming 

 that well known flower the 

 White Lily. In this genus 

 the calyx is wanting, and 

 therefore could not be prop- 

 erly represented as one of its 

 parts. Its situation when 

 present, will be understood 

 by Fig. 96. 



Of how many parts does the pistil consist 1 What part of the siamin 

 and pistila are Rsseniial ] Explain the positions in which the stamens, pis 

 til, style, anthers, and stigma are situated with respect to each other - 

 the lily ? Point out all the different parts of the flower, as represented by 

 Fig. 100. 



