The Story of the Plants

72 Fifth Avenue adapted animals arrangement attract birds blossom botanists branches buds bulbous buttercup called calyx carbonic acid carpels catkins cells chapter chlorophyll cluster coloured coltsfoot common composites consists corolla covered cross-fertilisation cuckoo-pint curious developed distinct divided evaporation example familiar feathery female flowers fertilised five petals floating florets flower-head flowering plants foliage food-stuffs fresh fruit garden grasses green green-stuff grow higher plants honey hydrogen influence of sunlight insect-fertilised insects kinds larvæ leaf leaves lilies living material marsh-marigold mass meadow buttercup natural selection nitrogen nuts orchids outer ovary ovules oxygen peaflowers perianth petals pistil plants eat pollen poppy pores produce protoplasm purple ribs roots round season seeds sepals separate simple plants single soil sort species spring stalk stamens starches stem stigma stomata threefold flowers tiny tion trees tubular usually vetch wind wind-fertilised yellow young plant