We got the flower out of the garden, and we first took out a piece of the flower. We then looked over the flower as a whole and then in big parts. After removing the sepals and petals, we saw the anthers. They were like small sticks sticking out of the flower. The picture was difficult, but we achieved it. Without the filament and anthers, we saw the carpel and took the picture. The hardest part for us was cutting the ovary. But after cutting it, we clearly saw the ovoules, even though they were hard to see. It took me 5 minutes to see them with Brendan's help. They looked like little dots inside the overys. Brendan and I found them very interesting, but it was worth all the time it took to cut into the overys successfully. The ovules also become fertilized and become eggs early on, which we found pretty cool. What we found cool, is that the plant is actually self-fertilized by the pollen in the anthers, which we didn't know!
- Picture 1: the flower parts, and just the bare petals in the flower and etc.
- Picture 2: The anthers inside after we cut and opened the flower
Picture 3: the anthers coming out of the eyepiece affter removing the sepals and petals
Picture 4: the carpel coming out after pulling back the filament and the anthers (it's the complete female reproductive structure)
Picture 5: the ovules inside the ovary after cutting in the ovary with a small pair of scissors.
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