. Beginners' botany. Botany. THE FLOWER —ITS PARTS AND FORMS 143 vated plant all the flowers have become large and sterile. Hydrangea is a similar Fig. 192. — Narcissus or Daffodil. Single flower at the right. Suggestions.—145. If the pupil has been skillfully conducted through this chapter by means of careful study of specimens rather than as a mere memorizing process, he will be in mood to chal- lenge any flower that he sees and to make an effort to understand it. Flowers are endlessly modified in form; but they can be understood if the pupil looks first for the anthers and ovaries. H
. Beginners' botany. Botany. THE FLOWER —ITS PARTS AND FORMS 143 vated plant all the flowers have become large and sterile. Hydrangea is a similar Fig. 192. — Narcissus or Daffodil. Single flower at the right. Suggestions.—145. If the pupil has been skillfully conducted through this chapter by means of careful study of specimens rather than as a mere memorizing process, he will be in mood to chal- lenge any flower that he sees and to make an effort to understand it. Flowers are endlessly modified in form; but they can be understood if the pupil looks first for the anthers and ovaries. How may anthers and ovaries always be distinguished? 146. It is excellent practice to find the flowers in plants that are commonly known by name, and to determine the main points in their struc- ture. What are the flowers in Indian corn? pumpkin or squash? celery? cabbage? potato? pea? tomato? okra? cotton? rhubarb? chestnut? wheat? oats? 147. Do all forest trees have flowers? Explain. 148. Name all the moncecious plants you know. Dioecious. 149. What plants do you know that bloom before the leaves appear? Do any bloom after the leaves fall? 150. Ex- plain the flowers of marigold, hyacinth, lettuce, clover, asparagus, garden calla, aster, locust, onion, burdock, lily-of-the-valley, crocus. Golden Glow rudbeckia, cowpea. 151. Define a flower. Note to the Teacher. — It cannot be urged too often that the specimens themselves be studied. If this chapter becomes a mere recitation on names and definitions, the exercise will be worse than useless. Properly taught by means of the flowers themselves, the names become merely incidental and a part of the pupil's language, and the subject has hving Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Ma
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