. The principles of botany, as exemplified in the phanerogamia. Botany; Botany; Phanerogams; 1854. THE ANDRCECITTM. 141 renee, until at length the outer whorls of stamens exactly resemble petals, except in having their tops developed into yellow anthers, as seen at a and b in (Fig. 43;) and finally the Fig. anther disappears altogether from the summit of the petal, as at c, and the metamorphosis is completed. In this manner, what are called double flowers are produced. The numerous whorls of colored petals in the rose and peony result from a metamorphosis of a part, or sometimes of the wh
. The principles of botany, as exemplified in the phanerogamia. Botany; Botany; Phanerogams; 1854. THE ANDRCECITTM. 141 renee, until at length the outer whorls of stamens exactly resemble petals, except in having their tops developed into yellow anthers, as seen at a and b in (Fig. 43;) and finally the Fig. anther disappears altogether from the summit of the petal, as at c, and the metamorphosis is completed. In this manner, what are called double flowers are produced. The numerous whorls of colored petals in the rose and peony result from a metamorphosis of a part, or sometimes of the whole of their stamens into petals. This metamorphosis is the efifeot of cultivation, the normal number of petals in the rose being five, as is seen in the wild roses. A double flower, therefore, although an object of admiration to the gardener, is nevertheless justly regarded, scientifically, as a monstrosity. If all the stamens are converted into petals, the flower is 13. 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 Coultas, Harland, d. 1877. Philadelphia : King & Baird
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