THE FLOWERING PLANT. 



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tlie calyx, which means cup, and the five points show 

 that it is made up of five leaves joined together by 

 their edges : each leaf is called a sepal. Within this 

 pointed cup is the showy, scented part of the flower 

 called the corolla, which means little crown ; it is the 

 crowning part of the flower (Fig. 45). At first it looks 



Fig. 45. 



Banner, or 

 Vexillum. 



Cup, or Calyx 



Wing, or Ala. 



Keel, or Carina. 

 Sepal. 



as if you could not understand how this crown is made, 

 but, if you take pains and do not get out of patience, it 

 will come out all nicely into five pieces, and each piece 

 is called a petal (from the Greek petalon, which means 

 a leaf). On the upper or dorsal side of the flower, 

 next the stem, is one large petal or crown-leaf folded 

 over the rest, with its top all spread out (Fig. 46). It 



