Studying the main parts of a flower

Examine specimens of large simple flowers such as "tulips or lilies". Count the stamens & observe how they well arranged about the central pistil. Make large diagrams of the essential organs of flower. Label the different parts of the pistil (stigma, style and ovary). Label the parts of the stamen (filament and anther).

The end of the stalk on which the flower grows is called the receptacle. At the base of the receptacle there are usuallya kind of leaf- like structures that enclose the bud of flower. These are called sepals.Above the sepals there is usually a ring of brightly coloured petals Known the corolla.