swelling, or gland, in the pedicel. This pas¬ 
sage is called a nectariferous tube, and the 
gland, a nectary. This gland contains honey, 
hut whether harmless or poisonous, I am un¬ 
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The geraniums are nearly all natives of 
the Cape of Good Hope. There are more 
than three hundred species and innumerable 
varieties, which are constantly increasing by 
cultivation. 
The lily is a three-parted tlower. It has 
three sepals, three petals, six stamens, one 
pistil comprising three tubes united into one 
We have found that the number of stamens 
and pistils generally correspond with the 
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there are, however, many exceptions. 
The Nasturtion has five colored sepals, 
the upper one prolonged into a spur. It has 
five petals, the two upper distant from the 
three lower, and differing from them greatly 
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style and three divisions of the ovary. The 
stamens are eight in number, the five lower 
being much longer than the three upper 
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evening the flowers emit, at certain intervals, 
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this curious phenomenon, but have, as yet, 
failed to satisfy myself of the truthfulness of 
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Dear Nephews and Nieces: — There 
are still many things of interest in relation to 
the stems, leaves and appendages of plants, 
of which we have not spoken; yet, I 
think we shall find it more pleasing and 
profitable to turn our attention, for the pres¬ 
ent, to the floral organs. 
I have here, a bunch of 
flowers from the Horse-shoe 
Geranium, one of the most 
common und beautiful house 
plants in cultivation. 
Carrie, what do you first 
notice in looking at this 
plant ? 
Yes; its bright, scarlet 
blossoms. This brilliantly 
colored part of the flower 
is called the corolla. The 
corolla of this geranium 
has five divisions, or leaves; 
each of t hese leaves is called 
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five petals. 
Wyatt, you may pull off 
the petals and tell me what 
you find remaining. Yes; 
we find a little green flower- 
cup con mining small floral 
organs in the center. This 
cup is called the calyx. It 
has five divisions, or leaves, 
which arc called sepals. The 
floral organs within it are 
the stamens and pistils. 
Flowers, generally, have 
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The pistil, occupying the 
center, the stamens sur¬ 
rounding it, the corolla sur¬ 
rounding the stamens, and 
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The stamens and pistils are called the 
essential organs of the flower, because they 
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pistil, generally, consists of three parts, the 
ovary, style and stigma. The ovary is that 
part which contains the seeds, and in fruit¬ 
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Pistils.— n, ovary; 7>, stylo; c, stigma, 
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