AM» \VII\r IIIKIK I'AUrs AHK. 



1 1. The Flower. Kl<»w««rs .nr u\(>s\ iiitrr<>stiii^» to till' lintanist, who not only nd* 

 niiros < In-Ill for tlirir ln'inity,tli«'«'X<|iii>it«')iiriiM^'«'iiu'iit M?nlfonn>of th»'ii|iMits,aiitl 

 tlu' woiulcitiil VMiicty tli«'y «'\liil)it, Imt iils«» srcs in tlir IdoxsiuiiH iiiucli of lli«' iia 

 tiiri'oi-cliiiDicttMMtf Du'li plant, an* I tiinis in tlicin the Ix'sf nuirks foi- (listin^Mii^liiriLr 

 the scirts of plants and the family tht'V Ix'lon;,' to. So h«t the ^t^(k•^t Iniiii ul oncii 



12. What the Farts of a Flower are. A i\uwrv, with 



all tin- parts prrscnt. <'onsists of <'<ihf.i\ Cornlla, 

 Sfdiii'-ni', n\]t\ I'lftilx. (hit- from tin* .Mornin;; < Jlopy 

 {V'\)i. 4,/') will Kervo for an rxainphv licit' is one 

 takni 'V, an«l shown of ah.n.t the iiiitnrjil si/r, the 

 corolla. V'\^. 5, si'par.'itcd frmii thf cilyx, Ki;;. 6. 

 'I'hc calyx ami tin' corolla art- the Flnnil Eiin>lnff'^^ 

 or the leaves of the flower. They coser in the hiid, 

 and protect the stamens and pistils, whidi are the 

 J'jUientidi Oi'i/uiiH of tin* Mower, lecause hoth of these 

 alt' necessary to foriiiin;,' the seed. 



13. The Calyx a Latin luime for '• llower ctip "— 

 is the cnp or otiter coxfi ini.' of the Mos>om {Vi}'. 6). 

 It is ;ipt to lie <:reen Jii '. leaf-like. 



14. The Corolla is the inner (Mip, or inner set of h avos, of tho Mower. It is very 

 sel<h)m ^'i-et'ii, as thec.tlyx commonly i-Jmt is "colon red," /.'., of some ot her citlonr 

 than ^M'eon, and of a delicate text me. So 

 it is the most sliowy jiait of the lilossom. 

 Fi;.'. 5 shows th.e corolla of the .Moinin;;- 

 (Jlory whole. Kijif. 7 is the same, split 

 down and s])road open to show 



15. The Stamens. These in this Mower 

 ^M'ow fast to the holtom of tHie corolla. 

 There .-ire five stamens in the Moi-nin^'- 

 (llorv. Kach stamen consists of twf) parts, 

 namely, a fi/tdnrnf and an Anf/iir. TJie 

 Filainetit is the stalk ; tlie Aiitli< r is ,1 little 

 case, or hollow hody, l)()nie on the top of the Mlainont. It is filled with Ji powdery 

 matter, called Polh'n. Fi<;. 9 shows a sejiarate st;iiiien on a lar<,'er scale : /", the 

 lilanu'nt ; a, the anther, out of which pollen is fallin/i,' from a slit or lon<; o[)ening 

 down eucli side. 



