. Lessons with plants. Suggestions for seeing and interpreting some of the common forms of vegetation. DICLINOUS FLOWUBS, CONTINUED 167. seen that a single he-patica flower has severalpistils), or are there manyflowers in a dense spike ?This question is reallyvery difficult for a be-ginner to answer. Weknow, in the first place,that the flower—whereverit is—must be diclinous,for we can find no evi-dence of stamens. Weknow, too, that eachyoung kernel of corn ispart of a pistil, becauseit ripens a seed. If itis a pistU, then the silkis the style. The huskis very unlike a peri-anth. We must conclu
. Lessons with plants. Suggestions for seeing and interpreting some of the common forms of vegetation. DICLINOUS FLOWUBS, CONTINUED 167. seen that a single he-patica flower has severalpistils), or are there manyflowers in a dense spike ?This question is reallyvery difficult for a be-ginner to answer. Weknow, in the first place,that the flower—whereverit is—must be diclinous,for we can find no evi-dence of stamens. Weknow, too, that eachyoung kernel of corn ispart of a pistil, becauseit ripens a seed. If itis a pistU, then the silkis the style. The huskis very unlike a peri-anth. We must concludethat an ear of com is aspike of flowers, the cobis the rachis of the spike, the silks are the styles, and the husks are theinvolucre of the spike. Fig. flowers of Indian corn. Suggestions.—The pupil will now have a dozen questions toask about corn; and he should go to the corn plant for are the staminate flowers? What are th tassels? What 168 LJSSSOirS WITS PLANTS Is the dust which irritates the eyes of the workman when the comis in full tassel ? Is there one silk, and only one, to each ker-nel
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