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PRACTICAL WORK. 



Examine any plants which can be oh 

 tained, and clearly make out the relation to 

 each other of flower-bud, flower, fruit and 

 seeds. Notice how the plant for sometime 

 forms no flowers, and that later, first flower- 

 buds appear, then open flowers, and finally 

 fruits containing seeds. 



PARTS OF A FLOWER. 



1. Examine any of the following flowers 

 obtainable. Some are in flower the whole 

 year, others must be examined whenever occa- 

 sion offers. The parts of some flowers are 

 simpler than others, and the lily, and flamboy- 

 ante are recommended for early examination. 

 In the text, the hibiscus was described because 

 it can be always obtained, but its flower is 

 somewhat more complicated (owing to the 

 stamens being joined up so as to form a tube, 

 enclosing part of the pistil), than the flam- 

 boyante, and the latter should be examined 

 first if obtainable. In all cases, endeavour to 

 distinguish the sepals, petals, stamens and 

 pistil. Make enlarged drawings of the 

 stamens and pistils and show the parts of 

 which they are composed. 



