
CHAPTER XXII 
THE BEHAVIOUR OF FLOWERS 
THE BUTTERCUP FLOWER 
Buttercups. Before we read stories on the behaviour 
of flowers we must know the parts of the flower. This 
is because the different parts of the flower have different 
kinds of work to do, and therefore behave ditterently. 
Buttercups, of course, are known to all who have been 
in the fields in the spring and summer. 
The petals. The bright yellow parts which give the 
cup shape and the yellow colour to the flower are petals, 
as perhaps all of you know. There 
are usually five of these petals. All 
together they are called the corolla. 
The sepals. When you have re- | 
Fic. 192. Flower of but- moved the petals you will see, just 
tercup, sepals below, 
ee pon ee below where they were seated, a crown 
centre. of small scale-like bodies. Each one 
of these is a sepal. There are usually five of these, 
| | and together they are called the calye. 
The stamens and pistils. If you look now at the 
remaining parts of the flower, you will see that there 
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