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OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. 



Fig. 111. Flower of the Strawberry. Fig. 112. Flower of the Piuk. 



i^i(y. 11;3. Flower of the Lily. 



71. Often in the petal, and sometimes in tlie sepal, yon 

 can distinguish two parts, — namely, the broad, expanded 

 part above, called the lamina^ and the narrow part at base 

 by which it is attached to the torns ; this is the daw (Fig. 

 116, c). The petal of the Pink has a long claw ; of the Rose 

 or Buttercup (Fig. 119), a short one. 



72. The forms of tlie j^etal are almost infinite in variety, 

 like the leaf; as ovate, orbicular, oblong, &c., and some- 



71. Will you define the lamina ? the claw? 



72. Please mention some of the forms of petals. 



