THE INFLORESCENCE AND FLOWER. 



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lire of the stamens and pistil. This flower is used here 

 because of its simplicity, its parts being all quite distinct 

 from each other. It is without cohesion, and, in describ- 



FIG. 167. 

 Syncarpous Pistil. 



FIG. 168. 

 Syncarpous Pistil. 



ing it, you have to use terms which apply to distinct 

 stamens and carpels. 



The learner will, of course, provide himself with a real 

 flower, and fill out a schedule from his own examination 

 of it. The buttercup is easily found, for it grows almost 

 everywhere, and blossoms throughout the summer. I must 



FIG. 169. 



insist that the pupil be not content with simply looking 

 over the description in the book. The example is given, 

 not as a substitute for the pupil's own effort, but as a 



