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THE PEAR (Pyrus communis). 



A. TWIG BEARING A NUMBER OF SMALL BRANCHES WITH FOLIAGE LEAVES AND FLOWERS. 



B. A SINGLE FLOWER CUT IN HALF TO SHOW THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE PARTS. 



i. The flower-stalk. 2. The inferior ovary composed of the lower portions of the carpels 

 enclosed by the receptacle of the flower. 3. Sepals. 4. Petals. 5. Stamens. 6. The upper 

 portions of the carpels (style) ending in the stigmas. 7. The place where the nectar is secreted. 



C. FRUIT OF THE PEAR. I. Stalk. 2. Remains of the calyx. 



D. FRUIT CUT IN HALF. i. Stalk. 2. Remains of the calyx. 3. Seeds. 4. The succulent 

 portion of the fruit developed mainly from the receptacle of the flower. 



