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pink, and the disk flowers, which are also very small and 
tubular, and yellow in colour, form the yellow' centre of 
the inflorescence. There are many 
other forms of inflorescence, with 
w’hich we have not space to deal. 
THE FLOWER 
A perfect flower, such as the 
Buttercup, is made up of four parts: 
i. The calyx — which is divided into 
five sepals — and is green and leaf- 
like in appearance. This forms the 
under part of what is called the 
flower. 2. The corolla. This is 
divided into five petals, which are 
brightly coloured, and quite dif- 
ferent in appearance from the sepals. 3. The andrcecium, 
which consists of a great number of stamens. Each of 
these stamens is very slender, and has at its apex a little 
yellow body called the anther. 4. The 
gynseceum, which consists of a number of 
carpels. Each carpel consists of an ovary, 
or seed vessel ; a style, or very short 
stalk; and a stigma. 
What are the uses of these parts? 
First, we naturally turn to the sepals. 
' 1 Strawberry Flower 
The use of these is to protect the bud 
and the more tender parts of the flower. Secondly, the 
petals, being larger and brightly coloured, are for attrac- 
tion. They attract insects to the flower. These insects, 
Inflorescence of Dandelion 
