Now that Maddox had made room for the Cardia Mythos to fit snuggly in between the remaining plants, Astrid watched as he set it in place. She smiled at him when he was finished, happy that it was coming together so nicely. "It really looks great, Maddox." she said.

She then searched through her textbook for the answer to the Professor's question. She came across some interesting information, and hoped that it was the answer he was looking for. Raising her hand, she said, "It says here that flowers with only three petals are categorized as magnoliids or monocots. And that Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles and most of their vascular bundles are near the outside edge of the stem. Monocot roots have their vascular bundles arranged in a ring. Also the Monocot leaves have their leaf veins arranged parallel to each other and the long axis of the leaf."