168 MYSTERIES OF THE FLOWERS 



us how the pollen is made upon pretty tassels and 

 is caught by scaly stigmas. Some plants, such as 



CHESTNUT 



the box-elder, dock and sorrel, bear pendulous flow- 

 ers. Others, again, are distinguished by their long, 

 loose stamens. 



In the sketch of a single floret of the timothy, 

 remark the long, branching pistil and the curious, 

 dangling stamens. There are 

 two anther-cells, like two bean- 

 pods, growing back to back and 

 splitting open at the lower end 

 to set the pollen free. These 

 stamens are all packed closely 

 into the floret till a warm, dry, 



FLORET OF TIMOTHY 



