. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. 38 MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE ornament even exists in Nature without serving some other definite purpose. And while speaking of ornaments we may look at the surface of a common scarlet geranium's. Fig. 24. The f f tal of a geianium lias a surface of cells like this petal. How is its invitingly soft and velvety appearance produced ? we ask of the microscope ; and Fig. 24 shows the skin-cells in this instance, not elongated and hair-like as in the h
. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. 38 MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE ornament even exists in Nature without serving some other definite purpose. And while speaking of ornaments we may look at the surface of a common scarlet geranium's. Fig. 24. The f f tal of a geianium lias a surface of cells like this petal. How is its invitingly soft and velvety appearance produced ? we ask of the microscope ; and Fig. 24 shows the skin-cells in this instance, not elongated and hair-like as in the hairs of the pansy, but with central elevations or papilla;, which reflect the light ; and so the velvety gloss of the petals of many flowers is effected. We will take one other simple skin tissue, and. 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 Ward, John J. New York, T. Y. Crowell and Co.
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