. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Equisetum pratense Ehrh. Thicket or Meadow Horsetail. Fig. 90. Equisetum pratense Ehrh. Hanov. Mag. 9: 138. 1784. Stems annual, 8'-i6' high, with scattered stomata, the fertile appearing in spring before the sterile, branched when old, only its apex withering, the two becoming similar in age; stems rough, 8-20-ridged with narrow furrows and cylindric or cup-
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Equisetum pratense Ehrh. Thicket or Meadow Horsetail. Fig. 90. Equisetum pratense Ehrh. Hanov. Mag. 9: 138. 1784. Stems annual, 8'-i6' high, with scattered stomata, the fertile appearing in spring before the sterile, branched when old, only its apex withering, the two becoming similar in age; stems rough, 8-20-ridged with narrow furrows and cylindric or cup-shaped sheaths; branches straight, rather short, simple, densely whorled, 3-angled or rarely 4-5- angled, solid; sheaths of the stem with about 11 short ovate-lanceolate teeth, those of the branches 3-toothed; rootstocks solid, acutely angled. In sandy places, Nova Scotia and Rupert River to Minne- sota, and Alaska, south to New Jersey, Iowa and Colorado. Also in Europe and Asia. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
Size: 1308px × 1910px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbotany, bookyear1913
