. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. Flo. 59, I.—^^Jerusaleiii Articliokc. (HiUanthus iuberosus, Sunflower Family, C<imposit<B). Stem-tuhers at Ijasc of stem, producing slender roots. (Vilmorin.)—The plant is a perennial herb, often 2 m. in height, closely resembling an ordinary garden Fig. 59, II.—Jerusalem Artichoke. Flower-cluster cut vertically to show^ arrangement of the perfect florets forming a central mass or "disk," the neutral ray-florets surrounding them, and the protecting bracts or "involucre" looking l
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. Flo. 59, I.—^^Jerusaleiii Articliokc. (HiUanthus iuberosus, Sunflower Family, C<imposit<B). Stem-tuhers at Ijasc of stem, producing slender roots. (Vilmorin.)—The plant is a perennial herb, often 2 m. in height, closely resembling an ordinary garden Fig. 59, II.—Jerusalem Artichoke. Flower-cluster cut vertically to show^ arrangement of the perfect florets forming a central mass or "disk," the neutral ray-florets surrounding them, and the protecting bracts or "involucre" looking like a calyx outside of all; the whole growing from the so-called "receptacle" or expanded top, of the floral stalk. (Baillon.)—Such a compact cluster of two kinds of flowers looks like one huge flower, and consequently becomes very attractive to many insects which transfer its pollen 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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