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THE FIRST BOOK OF BOTANY. 
large, well-developed specimens. Meadow-lilies and 
many other common flowers have large stamens, and 
all the parts of their pistil can be plainly seen. 
Parts of the Pistil « 
0'vary. —The lowest part of the pistil, containing 
the seeds, Figs. 163, 164, 165. 
Style. —The slender, stem-like part of the pistil 
next above the ovary. 
Fig. 163. 
Fig. 164. 
Fig. 165. 
Four Carpels. 
Stig'ma.— The top of the pistil. 
Cartel. —One of the divisions, or cells, of the 
ovary. 
It is in old, withered flowers that you should look 
for the carpels. The ovary continues to grow after 
the flower has disappeared, and reaches perfection in 
the ripened fruit. 
Point out and name the parts of the magnified 
stamens shown upon the chart. Can you find the 
ripened carpels of the pistils of flowers on the chart ? 
Point out and name the parts of the stamens and pis¬ 
til of the flowers you have collected. 
