. Botany of the living plant. Botany. APPENDIX A 527 yeai-. The flowers are borne singly in the axils of bracts, which succeed the foliage leaves. There are two types of flower which are borne on distinct plants : " pin-eyed," with the stigma occupying the centre of the flower, and " thrum-eyed," where its place is taken by five anthers. It wall be seen, however, that in number and arrangement of'the parts both are alike : the difference is one of proportion of development of the parts (Fig. 434). For convenience a " pin-eyed " flower may be taken first ; it consi
. Botany of the living plant. Botany. APPENDIX A 527 yeai-. The flowers are borne singly in the axils of bracts, which succeed the foliage leaves. There are two types of flower which are borne on distinct plants : " pin-eyed," with the stigma occupying the centre of the flower, and " thrum-eyed," where its place is taken by five anthers. It wall be seen, however, that in number and arrangement of'the parts both are alike : the difference is one of proportion of development of the parts (Fig. 434). For convenience a " pin-eyed " flower may be taken first ; it consists of : Calyx, sepals 5, gamosepalous, inferior, forming a tube supporting the corolla. The odd sepal is posterior. Corolla, petals 5, gamopetalous, inferior, alternating with the sepals, and. Fig. 434. Prhnifla vulgaris. I. short-st>'led type of t3ower in section. II. long-styled type, ditto. III. pollen ot short-styled. IV. of lonj^-styled types. V. stigmatic papillae of short-styled. VI. of long-styled type. VII. floral diagram. forming a long narrow tube below, with five lobes diverging at right angles from it. Androecium, stamens 5, epipetalous, inserted with verjr short filaments half-way up the tube of the corolla, and opening inwards. Note that the stamens are opposite the petals (anti-petalous). Gyiioechtm, carpels 5, syncarpous, superior ; style elongated so as to carry the pin-headed stigma to the throat of the corolla. Ovary turgid, unilocular ; ovules numerous, placentation axile. Fruit, a capsule opening distallj' by ten teeth, which become reflexed. The number five of the carpels is inferred from comparison with other flowers, and from the parts of the Primrose itself. The ten teeth of the fruit support this \-ie\v. The anti-petalous position of the stamens, and the number (n), instead of (h -I-;'), suggests that five sepalinc stamens are abortive : this conclusion is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been dig
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