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Page 8
... lobes , right and left . If the anther be ripe , each of these lobes will split open near the edge , allowing certain fine powdery granules which it contains to be easily removed by insects or other- wise . These granules are essential ...
... lobes , right and left . If the anther be ripe , each of these lobes will split open near the edge , allowing certain fine powdery granules which it contains to be easily removed by insects or other- wise . These granules are essential ...
Page 14
... lobes are hinged together at one side . Separate the lobes carefully , and you may observe upon the margin of the inner face of one of the lobes , close by the hinge , a rudimentary bud and root . You find , then , enclosed by the testa ...
... lobes are hinged together at one side . Separate the lobes carefully , and you may observe upon the margin of the inner face of one of the lobes , close by the hinge , a rudimentary bud and root . You find , then , enclosed by the testa ...
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... lobes , which lobes , after the expansion of the flower , become fissured near their margins , so as to liberate the grains of pollen which they contain . About the time that the anthers open to discharge their pollen , we may observe ...
... lobes , which lobes , after the expansion of the flower , become fissured near their margins , so as to liberate the grains of pollen which they contain . About the time that the anthers open to discharge their pollen , we may observe ...
Page 31
... lobes or rays of the stigma . In the Horned - poppy the coherent carpels are four to six in number , while in the true Poppies they are indefinite . If the ovary be cut across , there will be found as many projecting plates or lines ...
... lobes or rays of the stigma . In the Horned - poppy the coherent carpels are four to six in number , while in the true Poppies they are indefinite . If the ovary be cut across , there will be found as many projecting plates or lines ...
Page 33
... lobes surrounding it constitute the limb , and indicate , at the same time , the number of sepals composing the calyx . Five equal petals and numerous stamens are in- serted in the mouth of the tube , and lower down in the tube are the ...
... lobes surrounding it constitute the limb , and indicate , at the same time , the number of sepals composing the calyx . Five equal petals and numerous stamens are in- serted in the mouth of the tube , and lower down in the tube are the ...
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Adhesion albumen alternate simple leaves anthers apocarpous axillary axils bracts branches called calyx carpels cells cloth coherent Cohesion coloured common consists Corolla corolla-lobes cotyledons Crown 8vo cultivated dehiscing Dicotyledons dioecious distinct Edition ELEMENTARY embryo entire leaves epigynous Epipetalous erect exalbuminous examined Family Fcap filaments florets flower-head Flowers regular foliage-leaves fruit Gamopetalous Gamophyllous Gamosepalous gardens genera genus glumes Hypogynous imbricate indefinite Indian species indusium inflorescence irregular leaf lobes minute Monadelphous Monocotyledons Natural Order numerous OBSERVE one-seeded opposite Orange Organ outer ovary Ovary inferior Ovary one-celled Ovary superior ovules panicles pedicel peduncle Pentandrous Perianth pericarp Perigynous petals petiole pinnate Pinnule Pistil placenta plants pollen Polypetalous Polysepalous racemes radicle receptacle regular flowers root Seeds solitary sepals sessile sheathing shrubs spikelets spikes sporanges Stamens stem stigma stipules structure Sub-type succulent Syncarpous terminal TREATISE Trees or shrubs tropical two-celled Type-species umbels unisexual usually valvate Vertical section Zinnia
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