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FIG. 15. 



A Neutral Flower. 



When imperfect flowers are pistillate (Fig. 14), they 

 are said to be fertile, because they bear seed. They 

 are also called female flowers. 



Perfect flowers, like Fig. 12, are said to be her- 

 maphrodite, because both sexes are united in the same 

 individual. 



It will be well firmly to associate the following 

 characters with the kinds of flowers they represent : 



A perfect flower is indicated thus, 



A staminate, sterile, or male flower, thus, <$ . 



A pistillate, fertile, or female flower, thus, ? . 



Look over the charts for examples of perfect, im- 

 perfect, and neutral flowers. 



Diclinous From two Greek words, signifying twofold and 

 led, having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers. 

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