. Practical agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. grow larger. The life of the tree starts the leaves growing, and the buds hurst and open up, some to form leaves and branehes and some to form blossoms. Bi-ossoMs. Let us take a simple blossom like a yellow buttercup. First we find five small leaves arranged around the outside. These form I what is called the calyx^ and each of these five [leaves is a sepal. Just [above these are five [leaves of bright yellow :olor forming lhccoro//(i, leach of which is called a/<'/bserve their form in the closed md. They guard the more valu- ib
. Practical agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. grow larger. The life of the tree starts the leaves growing, and the buds hurst and open up, some to form leaves and branehes and some to form blossoms. Bi-ossoMs. Let us take a simple blossom like a yellow buttercup. First we find five small leaves arranged around the outside. These form I what is called the calyx^ and each of these five [leaves is a sepal. Just [above these are five [leaves of bright yellow :olor forming lhccoro//(i, leach of which is called a/<'/bserve their form in the closed md. They guard the more valu- ible portion, the pistils and stamens, and when their work is 1^.,^ 4-U^,. A^,^,^ ^ff" T'U^ C Fig-IS-—Stamen and Pistil. Stamenon lone they drop off. 1 he hne Ut showing a, the stalk, and b, .ne l.,<^4- ^- .^,.11„., ^.^ 4^U^ ^«.^.« .»»^ head, covered with pollen dust. Pistil lust or pollen from the stamens „„ ^Ight showing c, the stigma on Irnnt; on thp fnn nf thf ni«j«-il«: which the pollen falls; 3 the style, and irops on me lOp OI me ^ the ovary containing the seeds, 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 James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916. New York : D. Appleton
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