HOW THE WILD FLOWEBS GBOW. 



Calyx of Celandine. 



most cluster of tlie floral leaves, and which are gene- 

 rally of a green colour, is called the calyx literally 

 the flower-cup. It is some- 

 times divided into individual 

 leaves, as the buttercup, daisy, 

 and strawberry show. These 

 are called sepals. In some 

 plants, as in the tulip, the calyx 

 is not visible, but the next set 

 of leaves, called the corolla, is 

 largely developed. This is the popular part of the 

 flower, and simply means the garland. The single 

 leaves of the corolla are 

 called petals : thus the 

 red petals of the roae, and 

 the yellow petals of the 

 buttercup, constitute the 

 corolla of these plants. 



The stamens are slender Corotta **- 



thread-like filaments situated immediately within the 

 corolla. They are very conspicuous in the lily, which 

 has six. In the stamen we see the stalk of the leaf 

 converted into a filament, and the delicate portion or 

 blade into a club-like ball or head, which is called an 



