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Pistil with i cell i style and 2 stigmas. Inner flowers 

 bisexual, regular, of 4 or 5 petals combined into a 

 yellow tubular 4-5 cleft corolla. Stamens 4 to 5, 

 seated on the corolla, anthers combined. Pistil as 

 in the outer flowers. 



C. Incomplete flowers, having an inferior perianth. 



Dock. Flower regular. Perianth of 6 nearly free 

 pieces. Stamens 6, seated at the base of the perianth, 

 alternate with the perianth pieces. Pistil of 3 com- 

 bined carpels with i cell and 3 styles. 



Daphne (Fig. 35). Flower regular. Perianth of 

 4 combined pieces. Stamens 8, seated on the 

 perianth, 4 upper opposite, 4 lower alternate with the 

 perianth pieces. Pistil of one i -celled carpel with i 

 style and stigma. 



FIG. 35. Vertical section of Daphne Hower, enlarged. 



Tulip (Fig. 36). Flower regular. Perianth of 6 

 free pieces. Stamens 6, opposite the pieces of the 

 perianth. Pistil of 3 carpels combined into a 3-celled 

 ovary with i style and a 3-lobed stigma. 



