. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada, and more especially of the province of Ontario : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Botany; Plants. Fig. 85. leaf-like bract, and is apparently raised on a pedicel. What seems to be a pedicel, however, will, if cut across, prove to be the ovary, which in this case is inferior. Its situation is similar to the situ- ation of the ovary in Willow-herb, and, as in that flower, so in this the calyx-tube ad- heres to the whole surface of the ovary, and the three outer divisions of the perianth are simply upward extensions of this tube. No- tice th
. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada, and more especially of the province of Ontario : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Botany; Plants. Fig. 85. leaf-like bract, and is apparently raised on a pedicel. What seems to be a pedicel, however, will, if cut across, prove to be the ovary, which in this case is inferior. Its situation is similar to the situ- ation of the ovary in Willow-herb, and, as in that flower, so in this the calyx-tube ad- heres to the whole surface of the ovary, and the three outer divisions of the perianth are simply upward extensions of this tube. No- tice the peculiar twist in the ovary. The effect of this twist is to tiu'ii the lip away. 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 Spotton, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1844-1933. Toronto : W. J. Gage
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