. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. Fig. 864, Fig. 865. Fig. 866. Fig, 86r. -times a height of 250 feet, and sending'out clusters of large leaves, from the axil of which bunches of flowers proceed. Although the flowers are small, still the inflorescence, taken collectively, has often a most imposing aspect. Humboldt describes their efiect on the landscape in glowing colours, and Martius has illustrated the order by splendid •delineations. Linnaeus called them the Princes of the Vegetable Kingdom. There a
. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. Fig. 864, Fig. 865. Fig. 866. Fig, 86r. -times a height of 250 feet, and sending'out clusters of large leaves, from the axil of which bunches of flowers proceed. Although the flowers are small, still the inflorescence, taken collectively, has often a most imposing aspect. Humboldt describes their efiect on the landscape in glowing colours, and Martius has illustrated the order by splendid •delineations. Linnaeus called them the Princes of the Vegetable Kingdom. There are about 180 known genera and upwards of 500 species. Martius estimates the known species at 582, of which 91 have fan-shaped leaves. They have been divided by him into various -tribes, depending chiefly on the nature of the ovary, ovules, and fruit; Figs. 862-866. Organs of fructification of Ai-eoa Cateoliu, Betel-nut Palm, to Illustrate the natural order PaJmae, Fig. 862. Unexpanded flower-bud. ce, Outer division of the perianth, ci. Inner perianth. Fig. 863. Diagram of the flower, showing the two Tertlcils of the perianth, the six stamens, and three ahortive carpels, a. The position of the axis of inflorescence in reference to the flower. Fig. 864. A flower deprived of its perianth, in which the stamens, e, are partly abortive, while the ovary, o, is developed, s, Stigma. Fig, 865. Diagram of the last flower, showing the double perianth, the partially abortive stamens, and the 3-celled ovary, a. Axis of inflorescence. Fig. 866, Fruit, /, surrounded at its base by the persistent perianth, c. Fig. 867. Flower of Chamserops humilis, Euro- pean Fan-Palm, seen from above. There are six divisions of the perianth, six stamens, and the 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 Balfour, John Hutton
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