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PARTS OF THE FLOWER. 



The part which you would call the blossom, is the corolla ; 

 this is composed of six pieces, each of which is a petal, as seen 

 at a. Fig. 2. 



By examining the lily you 

 will observe within the corolla 

 six thread-like organs ; these 

 are called Stamens. Each 

 stamen is composed of two 

 parts, one long and slender, 

 called the Filament (Fig. '2, a), 

 the other part called the An- 

 ther (/;), is a kind of knob, like 

 a little box, which, when the 

 flower comes to maturity, 

 opens, and throws out a colour- 

 ed dust, called the Pollen. 



The central organ is called 

 the Pistil (c) ; this consists of 

 three parts, the top, which is 

 called the Stigma (rf), the slen- 

 der filament which bears the 

 stigma is called the Style (e), 

 and the base is called the 

 Germ (/). 



In many flowers the corolla is surrounded by a kind of cup call- 

 ed the Calyx, this is wanting in the Lily, but exists in the Pink. 

 The Receptacle (g), is the end of the stem, where all the 

 other parts of the flower are inserted. 

 Fig. 3. 



The Peri, 

 carp (Figure 

 3), is the 

 germ in a ma- 

 ture state ; the 

 name is deri- 

 ved from the 

 Greek, peri r 

 around, and 

 karpos, fruit, 

 denoting that 

 it surrounds 

 the fruit or 

 seed. This 

 kind of peri- 

 carp is called 



>rolla Petals Stamens, and parts of Pistil, and parts of Calyx Receptacle 

 -Pericarp. 



