The Birth of Seed Babies. Formation of the Pistil
The pistil is the tall green center stalk generally found in the midst of the stamens.
The pistil is very interesting, for it has to do with the way in which the seed baby is born.
| The pistil has three parts | the stigma (the top), the style (the stem), the ovary (seed holder). |
“The pistil is the real mother of the seed babies.”
“Here, Mary Frances, I am going to cut a flower off that geranium in the window, down the center to show you. Mother will not object.”
When Billy had cut the flower down lengthwise he explained further