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FLOWER-LAND. 



berry you will see them 

 there. (Fig. 24.) 



The wild rose has the 

 same kind of dry pistil or 

 seed bags as the buttercup 

 and the strawberry ; only 

 in the wild rose they are 

 all held together and shut 

 up in the tube of the calyx, 

 which swells out so as to 

 hold them, and turns red 

 when ripe. No doubt you 

 have often seen these wild 

 rose fruits. People call 

 them hips. If it is late enough in the season I dare say 

 we shall find some of them to-day. If we do, I will 

 cut one open, and you will see the little pistil or seed 

 bags inside. 



Fig. 24. Strawberry. 

 Flowers and Fruit. 



Fig. 25. Apple Flower, and Fruit cut in half. 



The apple is not quite the same. It has several 



