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APPLE BLOSSOM 



Composition. Write a description of an apple 

 blossom. In the first paragraph name everything 

 that grows from a blossom bud, in the second, de- 

 scribe the colored part of a blossom, in the third, 

 describe the small stalks in the center of the blossom, 

 and in the fourth, describe the calyx. 



SUPPLEMENTARY WORK 



Parts of an Apple Blossom. In an. apple blossom you can 

 easily see three distinct parts. 



First, there is a ring of beautiful white or pink petals. 

 How long do they remain on the blossom ? Do they leave a 



trace of themselves 

 behind ? 



Second, within the 

 ring of petals are two 

 sets of small stalks. 

 Those that are tipped 

 with yellow balls are 

 stamens. How many 

 stamens are there ? 

 How are they ar- 

 ranged ? Touch a 

 stamen. Does some 

 dust fall from the 

 ball? The dust is 

 called pollen* 



At the center of the blossom is another set of small stalks, 

 each tipped with a flat sticky knob. These stalks are the 

 upper ends of pistils. How many pistils are there ? Some of 

 the powder from a stamen must fall on a pistil or else the 

 apple and its seed will not grow. 



What becomes of the stamens and the stalks of the pistils 



APPLE BLOSSOMS 



