. Plant life and plant uses; an elementary textbook, a foundation for the study of agriculture, domestic science or college botany. Botany. 270 FLOWERS with sex reproduction, it is not, strictly speaking, a sex organ itself. This matter is more fully explained in Chapter X. 61. General Structure.—You have already learned (page 59) the names of what may be called the " principal parts " of flowers. You have learned that some of these parts are directly concerned with seed making and that others are not. Stamens and pistils are directly concerned with seed making, while sepals and peta
. Plant life and plant uses; an elementary textbook, a foundation for the study of agriculture, domestic science or college botany. Botany. 270 FLOWERS with sex reproduction, it is not, strictly speaking, a sex organ itself. This matter is more fully explained in Chapter X. 61. General Structure.—You have already learned (page 59) the names of what may be called the " principal parts " of flowers. You have learned that some of these parts are directly concerned with seed making and that others are not. Stamens and pistils are directly concerned with seed making, while sepals and petals are more directly concerned with protection or with the attraction of insects. A. Essential and Accessory Parts.—Upon the basis just indicated, all flower parts are classified either as essen- tial (to seed making) or as accessory (to seed making). Some flowers are composed of essential parts only. The familiar wild flowers are composed of both essential and accessory parts. The puter, conspicu- ous parts are the accessory ones; the inner, incon- spicuous parts are the essential ones. Many cul- tivated flowers, such as roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums, do not have well-developed essential parts; the outer parts have been cultivated at the ex- pense of the inner ones, and these showy flowers have lost the power of producing Fig. 95/1. — Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) The open flower shows plainly both essential and ac cessory parts. This is one of the common and hand some spring 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 Coulter, John G. (John Gaylord), b. 1876. New York, American Book Co
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