Flowers and their friends

by Margaret Warner Morley

THIS IS THE FLOWER SO BRIGHT AND GAY.

Most flowers have, like the morning-glory, corolla, stamens, and nectar to assist the pistil in developing the seeds.

The sweet pea has, and somebody once told a story about it that I am going to tell you, because I think it will help you to remember the parts of the flower and their uses.

This is the flower so bright and gay.

This is the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the pollen that lies in the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the bee that gathers the pollen that lies in the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the stigma that brushes the bee that gathers the pollen that lies in the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the style that leads from the stigma that brushes the bee that gathers the pollen that lies in the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the ovary that stands under the style that leads from the stigma that brushes the bee that gathers the pollen that lies in the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the ovule that hides in the ovary that stands under the style that leads from the stigma that brushes the bee that gathers the pollen that lies in the anther that grows on the stamen that lives in the flower so bright and gay.

This is the seed that grows from the ovule

BECAUSE

the ovule hid in the ovary, the ovary stood under the style, the style led from the stigma, the stigma brushed the bee, the bee gathered the pollen, the pollen lay in the anther, the anther grew on the stamen, and the stamen lived in the flower so bright and gay!