. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 267 a ripe 164. In the fruit we see the end and aim of plant-life accomplished, accord- ing to the wise and good design of the great Creator. "While it serves to re- produce and keep alive the plants upon the earth, it also serves as food for ani- nials and for man. 165. It is curious to observe how dif- p- ggg Dn,pe. ferent are the parts of the fruit which Cherry, in different plants become food. In the ^'^- ^''^- Tryma-acora , , ^ , , , . , , of Red Oak. Ap
. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 267 a ripe 164. In the fruit we see the end and aim of plant-life accomplished, accord- ing to the wise and good design of the great Creator. "While it serves to re- produce and keep alive the plants upon the earth, it also serves as food for ani- nials and for man. 165. It is curious to observe how dif- p- ggg Dn,pe. ferent are the parts of the fruit which Cherry, in different plants become food. In the ^'^- ^''^- Tryma-acora , , ^ , , , . , , of Red Oak. Apple, we eat the calyx whicn here adheres to the ovary, and in ripening was thickened and en- larged by the nutritious substance. In the Strawberry, we eat the enlarged, pulpy torus, which bears, all over its surface, the little dry, seed-like fruit. In Peach, the luscious mor- sel is the outer coats of the ovary itself; and in the Orange, it is the in- ner coat. In the ITut, Pea, Wheat, and most plants, the nourishing matter is laid up in the seeds, while the carpels ripen into a dry fruit. 166. The fruit consists of the seeds and the seed-vessels. The word pericarp means the same as seed-vessel. When 164. Mention some of the uses of the fruit. 165. Can you tell us what part of the Apple is eaten ? What part of the Strawberry is the eataWe part ? What part of the Peach ? the Orange ? In what part is the nutritious matter deposited in the Pea? Wheat ? Almond?. Fig. 268. Etierio,—a Blackberry. Fig. 269. Capsule of Violet, 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 Wood, Alphonso, 1810-1881. New York : A. A. Barnes
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