48 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. 
LESSON XIII. 
ABOUT ADHESIONS. 
78. We fear that the pupil will find some difficulties in 
this lesson. Yet if he bring to the task eyes determined to 
see, and a mend determined to understand, the difficulties 
will soon vanish. 
79. Cohesion, as taught in the last lesson, implies the union 
of organs of the same kind, as sepals with sepals, petals with 
petals; but adhesion implies the union of one kind of organ 
with another kind. 
Fig. 129. Section of the flower of the Golden Currant, showing its parts. 
Fig. 180. Section of the flower of Fuchsia. Fig. 181. Of Early Saxifrage. 
80. For example, split a flower of Phlox, and you will see 
the five stamens adhering to the inner side of the corolla , 
tube, appearing as if inserted into it. 
79. Can you state how adhesion differs from cohesion? 
