PLATE II. 



WILD TULIP. 



Tulipa sylvestris; family Liliaceous, Monocotyledon. 



a, Stem. 



fe, That part of the stem which forms the peduncle 



of the flower, 

 c c c, Leaves. 

 d d, Flowers with six pieces disposed in two rows, 



bearing the name of Perigone. 

 e, Torus, or base of the organs of the flower. 

 /, Filaments of the stamens bearded at their 



base. 



/S The anthers, 

 g, The pistil composed of the ovary and the 



stigma, having no style. 

 g 1 , The ovary. 

 g 2 , The stigma crowning the ovary, composed of 



three cells. 



C c, The pistil enlarged and grown into a fruit. 

 C c 1 , The cut open, to show the three cells, sepa- 

 rated by partitions, and enclosing each 



two rows of seeds attached to the centre of 



each cell. 



A, A separate seed. 

 h l 9 The same cut through lengthwise, to show 



the spermoderm, the albumen, and the 



embryon. 



i, The spermoderm. 

 fc, The albumen. 

 Z, The embryon. 

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