. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 247. Diagram oftheflowerof Circeea. Fig, 248. Diagram of the flower of StaphyUa pinnata. Iris, and LUy, the flower is trimerous, and the symmetry is ternary, trigonal, or triangular ; it is indicated thus, ^. "When there are four parts-in a whorl, as frequently in the Rue (fig. 282), the flower is tetramerous, and the symmetry, which is marked i/, is guatemary or tetragonal. "When there are five parts in a whorl, as in Crassula rubens {fig. 245), the flower is said to be pentamerous, and the symmetry, which is marked thus, ^, quinary or: pentagonal.

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. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 247. Diagram oftheflowerof Circeea. Fig, 248. Diagram of the flower of StaphyUa pinnata. Iris, and LUy, the flower is trimerous, and the symmetry is ternary, trigonal, or triangular ; it is indicated thus, ^. "When there are four parts-in a whorl, as frequently in the Rue (fig. 282), the flower is tetramerous, and the symmetry, which is marked i/, is guatemary or tetragonal. "When there are five parts in a whorl, as in Crassula rubens {fig. 245), the flower is said to be pentamerous, and the symmetry, which is marked thus, ^, quinary or: pentagonal. Of the above arrangements, the pentamerous is most common. 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 Green, J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds), 1848-1914. London, J. & A. Churchill

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