BOTANICAL EXPLANATIONS. 



FLOWER& 



There are seven elementary parts in a flower or, properly 

 peaking, flower and fruit 



1. Calyx. The outer or lower part of the flower, generally 



not colored. 



2. Corel. The colored blossom of the flower, within or above 



the calyx. 



8. Stamens. The mealy or glutinous knobs, generally on the 

 ends of slender filaments. 



4. Pistil The central organ of a flower ; the base of this be- 



comes the pericarp or seed. 



5. Pericarp. The covering of the seed, whether pod, shell, 



bag, or pulpy substance. 



6. Seed. The essential part, containing the rudiments of a 



new plant 



7. Receptacle. The base which sustains the other six parts, 



being at the end of the stem. 



Any accidental appendage U a nectary. The form and posi- 

 tions of these organs, and of no other part, are employed in dis- 

 tinguishing the Classes, Orders, and Genera. 



Double flowers are formed by changing the stamens into petals. 

 Botanists term these vegetable moruter*. 



