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Page 168
... later the covering of the seed splits and the em- bryo stem rises into the air bearing a delicate tuft of leaves . The ascending axis of the seedling as it grows is seen to be bent a little below the apex , and the arched neck of the ...
... later the covering of the seed splits and the em- bryo stem rises into the air bearing a delicate tuft of leaves . The ascending axis of the seedling as it grows is seen to be bent a little below the apex , and the arched neck of the ...
Page 171
... later foliage members . The cotyledons here become organs of assimilation , not mere stores of material ; in the sycamore seed they are much smaller than in the case of the bean . 10. Mustard seeds germinated . Cotyledons produce ...
... later foliage members . The cotyledons here become organs of assimilation , not mere stores of material ; in the sycamore seed they are much smaller than in the case of the bean . 10. Mustard seeds germinated . Cotyledons produce ...
Page 172
... later specimens , and their temporary duration . These bud scales protect the embryonic leaves . See Asa Gray , Structural Botany , p . 41 . 15. Rose . Foliage bud . 16. Rose . Flower bud . 17. Chestnut , expanding terminal bud ...
... later specimens , and their temporary duration . These bud scales protect the embryonic leaves . See Asa Gray , Structural Botany , p . 41 . 15. Rose . Foliage bud . 16. Rose . Flower bud . 17. Chestnut , expanding terminal bud ...
Page 176
... later action is greater in corolla . 40. Iris flower . The envelope of the flower consists of six parts which in texture and general appearance re- semble petals , three of these hang down , and three stand up , forming a sort of canopy ...
... later action is greater in corolla . 40. Iris flower . The envelope of the flower consists of six parts which in texture and general appearance re- semble petals , three of these hang down , and three stand up , forming a sort of canopy ...
Page 180
... later , all are as in Fig . 11 a . The style , now flabby , has fallen upon the front lobe , its stigma dry , and no longer receptive ; the now opening anthers are brought upward and forward to the position which the stigma occupied ...
... later , all are as in Fig . 11 a . The style , now flabby , has fallen upon the front lobe , its stigma dry , and no longer receptive ; the now opening anthers are brought upward and forward to the position which the stigma occupied ...
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