264 THE BIOCOSMOS PARTICULARIZED. 



dividual but is an association of many flow- 

 ers, having a specialization within itself of 

 stations and duties, for the outer floral band 

 or bands can show a different form and func- 

 tion from the inner florets. Still they are one 

 community a communal flower with a kind 

 of communal organization. Then each seed 

 of each part will bring forth the total flower ; 

 indeed the asexual cutting may reproduce the 

 Plant fully sexualized, thus each portion, 

 even the cell, has in it the process of the en- 

 tirety has in it the generative or enduring 

 element as well as the assimilative or mortal 

 element, of the vegetal organism. Still in the 

 Composite, we must here observe, the center 

 of protection and union appears on the out- 

 side, in the enclosing band (involucre) which 

 holds the community toge'ther. Thus in its 

 highest manifestation, the flower must be 

 deemed to have its unity external, it is com- 

 bined or associated from without, hence its 

 protection is quite passive, it cannot strike 

 back or even get out of the way. 



But now we are to consider that living or- 

 ganism which in its typical form has its cen- 

 ter within, organized and controlling. With 

 this thought we may pass to the Animal, 

 which is next to be considered. 



