. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 52 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTAJSTT. pink-like; a form with five long-clawed petals. Fig. 137 (Atamasco Lily) is a liliaceous corolla, having a six-leaved perianth, made up of three sepals and three petals, all colored Fig. 138. Pea,—an irregular flower. Fig. 139. Its five petals sliown separate, mt., V, the banner; a, a, the wings; «, c, the keel-petals. Fig. 140. Flax {Linum grandiflorum),—a regular flower, 89. Fig. 145 is the flower of Sweet Pea, an irregular


. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 52 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTAJSTT. pink-like; a form with five long-clawed petals. Fig. 137 (Atamasco Lily) is a liliaceous corolla, having a six-leaved perianth, made up of three sepals and three petals, all colored Fig. 138. Pea,—an irregular flower. Fig. 139. Its five petals sliown separate, mt., V, the banner; a, a, the wings; «, c, the keel-petals. Fig. 140. Flax {Linum grandiflorum),—a regular flower, 89. Fig. 145 is the flower of Sweet Pea, an irregular corolla, called papilionaceous, or butterfly-shaped, consisting of five petals, as displayed in Fig. 139, viz., one odd petal above, very large, called the banner, two smaller petals below {k), called the keel, and two lateral petals {a, a), called the wings. 90. "We next propose to examine the principal forms of gamopetalous corollas. Here we have a beautiful array of them. Among the regular forms is, first, the Rotate, wheel- shaped or star-shaped, having a very short tube, and a fiat, spreading border; as Fig. 141 (Campanula Americana). 91. Caynpanulate, bell-shaped, having a wide tube and 89. Can you describe the papilionaceous corolla ? 90. Of monopetalous corollas, describe the rotate. 91. The Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, Alphonso, 1810-1881. New York : A. A. Barnes


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