THE FLOWER. 
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Gather as many flowers as you can find, and point 
out and name the parts that compose them. Look 
out for flowers that have a perianth instead of calyx 
and corolla. 
EXERCISE XXVIII. 
Parts of the Calyx and Corolla • 
Each of the parts of the flov r er shown in Fig. 149 
is called a floral whorl. A whorl of little leaves makes 
up the calyx. Another whorl of delicate leaves forms 
the corolla. The stamens are in the form of a whorl, 
and so are the parts of the pistil. The parts of these 
whorls have their names, and the very best way to 
learn all these names, so as to know exactly what they 
stand for, is to write them as you have to do in using 
the flower-schedule. Prof. Henslow, the author of 
this schedule, made it in the shape of four columns, 
and the use of each column was written above it. The 
first one is for the names of the chief parts of flow¬ 
ers, and is headed Names. As there are four of these 
Fig. 150 . Fig. 151 . 
chief parts, this column is divided into four parts. 
The upper part is for the calyx, and has the word u ca- 
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