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TECHNICAL TERMS. 
Corolla. The flower-cup composed of one or more di- 
visions called petals. 
Petal. One of the divisions of the corolla. 
Calyx. A flower-envelope, usually green, formed of 
several divisions called sepals, protecting the bud. 
Sepal. One of the divisions of the calyx. 
Anther. The pollen-bearing organ, usually yellow. 
Filament. The stalk-like support of the anther. 
Stamen. Anther and filament combined. 
Ovary. The seed-bearing organ. 
Ovary inferior, With the flower-parts growing from 
above the ovary. : 
Ovary superior. With the flower-parts growing from be- 
x / low the ovary. 
“™ Placenta. That particular portion of the ovary wall to 
which the ovules are attached. 
Ovule. The body in the ovary which becomes a seed. 
Style. The stalk-like projection proceeding from the 
ovary and terminated by the stigma. 
Stigma. The generally sticky and sometimes branching 
termination of the pistil through which pollination 
’ takes place. 
.. Pistil. Ovary, style, and stigma combined. 
~~. Regular Flower. Generally symmetrical and uniform in 
Be the number of its parts. 
Perfect Flower. A flower complete in all the common 
parts. 
Staminate. With stamens and without pistils. 
Pistillate. With pistils and without stamens. 
Polygamous. Pistillate, staminate, and perfect flowers, 
s on the same or on different plants. 
Claw. The narrow or stalk-like base of some petals. 
‘Pedicel. The stalk of a flower in a cluster. 
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