Plant-life, with 74 full-page illus., 24 being from photos, by the author and 50 in colour from drawings . Fro. 69,—Section op Flower of[Buttercup (Ranunculus). Plate CORNCOCKLE [Agrosumma git,Ordeh CARYOPHYLLACEM. 1. Calyx 2. Ovary 3. Ovary section, longitudinal 4. Ovary section, across 5. pistil 6. StSimen (front) 7. Stamen (from behind) THE CALYCIFLOR^ 213 lacece, in which there are some conspicuous and evenshowy flowers. The Pinks, Carnations, Soapworts, Corn-cockle (Plate XXI.), Campions (Plate XXII.), andStitchworts are examples. In the Poppies {Papaveracece), a family including th
Plant-life, with 74 full-page illus., 24 being from photos, by the author and 50 in colour from drawings . Fro. 69,—Section op Flower of[Buttercup (Ranunculus). Plate CORNCOCKLE [Agrosumma git,Ordeh CARYOPHYLLACEM. 1. Calyx 2. Ovary 3. Ovary section, longitudinal 4. Ovary section, across 5. pistil 6. StSimen (front) 7. Stamen (from behind) THE CALYCIFLOR^ 213 lacece, in which there are some conspicuous and evenshowy flowers. The Pinks, Carnations, Soapworts, Corn-cockle (Plate XXI.), Campions (Plate XXII.), andStitchworts are examples. In the Poppies {Papaveracece), a family including thePoppies proper, genus Papaver, and the Greater Celan-dine {Chelidonium majus, Plate XXIII.), and also in theFumitories {FumariacecB) and the Cross-flowers {Cruci-fercB), including the Wallflower, Mustard, Stocks, Cuckoo-flower (Plate XXIV.), and numerous other genera andspecies, the floral envelopes and stamens are insertedon the floral receptacle, and the carpels cohere to forma compound pistil. In such forms we may trace anadvance upon the more primitive Choripetalse. We have no hesitation in deciding that the mostspecialized choripetalous plants are the Galycifl
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