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for' they are part 'of your lesson^ and tlien ■ let, liS' 

 ^ee fto' tie- blossoms, theinselves. Here,. perKaps,. 

 yoii do' not see' matters quite s6' plainly as you did. 

 in tHe large-Blossom plants we have hitherto* exV 

 amiiied.'; a- little' more patience is' Required,, and the^ 

 magnifying glass. Tvill aid, you. Do not fbirget. we 

 are , still amoiig : the distinct petal flowers. •Five; 



Fio. 37.— A, Illoasom of TTmbellifsrons Plant ! a, petal, with inflected point;' 

 b, stamens ; c, pistil with double style. B, Fruit of TImbelliferons Plant : 

 a, styles J S, stamen j c, a fleshy disk j d, double fruit. C, Eipe Seeds or 

 Carpels separating, from central axis. D, Section of Seeds : o, ribs ; J,oil- 

 Channels, or vittoc. 



little petals have these umbelHfers, placed on the- 

 top of what you will recognizie as the seed — seed-i 

 vessel it is indeed (Fig., 37)— and with a calyx,, 

 more or less minute, adhering closely to the latter; 

 On, the, summit of this little double seed, you will' 

 more easily make out the double styles, and the five. 



