. The natural history of plants. Botany. 8AP1NDA0E2E. 873 VIII. MAPLE SEEIES. The Maples ^ (fig, 418-426), with many authors constituting a dis- tinot family, have regular and polygamous flowers. The calyx has generally five sepals arranged in quincuncial prsefloration in the bud, A eer Fig. 419. Flower (f). Fig. 420. Longitudinal section of flower. and the alternate petals are also imbricate, destitute of appendage. The stamens, sterile in the female flower, are rarely five in number, superposed to the petals, or ten, arranged on two ver- ticels. Generally eight are observed, s
. The natural history of plants. Botany. 8AP1NDA0E2E. 873 VIII. MAPLE SEEIES. The Maples ^ (fig, 418-426), with many authors constituting a dis- tinot family, have regular and polygamous flowers. The calyx has generally five sepals arranged in quincuncial prsefloration in the bud, A eer Fig. 419. Flower (f). Fig. 420. Longitudinal section of flower. and the alternate petals are also imbricate, destitute of appendage. The stamens, sterile in the female flower, are rarely five in number, superposed to the petals, or ten, arranged on two ver- ticels. Generally eight are observed, six superposed in pairs to ^Acer. T. Inst. 616, t. 386.—L. Qen. n. 1155. —Adans. Fcm. des Fl. ii. 383.—J. Oen. 261.— G^BTN. Frmt. ii. 166, t. 116.—^Lamk. Diet. ii. 378; Suppl. ii. 672; M. t. 844.—M(Bnoh, Meth. 384.—DC. Prodr. i. 593.—Tdep. Diet. Se. Nat. Atl. t. 163.—Spaoh, Am, 8e. Nat. a&x. 2, ii. 160; Suit, d Buffon, iii. 84.—Endl. Gen. n. 6558.—Payer, Orgmpg. 124, t. 27.—A. Gkay, &m. III. t. 174.—B. H. Gm. 409, n. 60.—H. Bn. in Paym; Fam, Nat. 313.—Lem. et Done. 2V. G4n. 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 Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co.
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