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claws attached to it is called the corolla, a. In- 

 side the corolla you may perceive a set of up- 

 right threads with caps on them : these are the 

 stamens, 6. ; and in the centre of all are the pis- 

 tils, c. The whole is set in a cup called the 

 calyx, d. The end of the stalk, at the point of 

 attachment of these organs, is called the recep- 

 tacle or receiver of the rest. Now, Laura, I 

 wish you to mention the names of the several 

 parts as I take the pink to pieces. And to com- 

 mence, what is this ? 



L. The outermost of all next the receptacle ? 

 that is the calyx, d. 



E. It is in fact nothing but the termination 

 of the green covering or bark of the stem or 

 stalk. When it consists of separate parts each 

 leaf is called a sepal. The name is derived 

 from the Latin, calyx, a cup. What is this ? 



L. The colored part or corolla, a. 



E. As the calyx was the termination of the 

 outer bark, so is this of the inner. Its leaves 

 are called petals. The name is derived from 

 the Greek, meaning a crown. What are these ? 



L. The stamens : there are ten of them. 



E. Each one is divided into two parts. The 

 longest portion is called a filament, 1, from the 



