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comes filled with or surrounded by food, is provided 

 with a protection coat and is called a seed. In prob- 

 ably the majority of cases several stamens, and one 

 or sometimes more pistils, occur in the same flower, 

 yet it often happens that they occur in separate flowers 



ENLARGED SECTION OF A BARTLETT PEAR FLOWER. 

 st, style; sp, sepal; /, filament; a, anther; 5, stigma; p, petal; d, dish; ov, ovule. 



on the same plant as in corn, or even on separate 

 plants, as in hops, willow, date palms, Canada thistle, 

 etc. 



Parts of the Pistil. The pistil consists of a basal, 

 enlarged portion, called the ovary, within which the 

 seeds are developed, and a receptive portion called the 



