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NATURAL HISTORY OP THE FARM 



Flower-clusters 



2. The Flower and Fruit 



Name (red clover, sweet clover, alfalfa, etc.). 



form (diagram a longitudinal section of 



it). 

 No. of .flowers (in an average entire 



cluster). 

 No. of clusters (on a plant of average 

 size) . 

 corolla (color, form, etc.) . 



calyx (length in relation to corolla, hairiness, etc.) . 

 fragrance 

 visitors (insects seeking nectar) . 

 Seed-pod form (diagram). 



Size seeds (length by width in fractions of a millimeter: 

 to measure, lay ten seeds, touching, on a metric rule 

 (see p. 12); read, and divide by ten.) 

 Remarks. 



Flowers ■ 



