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showy part is really a sort of leaf, called a 
“ spathe.” 
From what has been said about the number 
of carpels in the pistil, it must be clear that the 
shape and number of seeds must correspond 
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with the carpels, because the ovules in the 
carpels are the beginnings of the seeds. The 
differences in seeds and fruits are as fascinat¬ 
ing to study as the forms of flowers. Look at 
a pea pod, a poppy seed-head, thistle-down, or 
dandelion, marigold, or sunflower, pansy or carna- 
