. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. CHAP. II.] C^SALPINEiE. 45 and stamens of unequal length, which with few exceptions are also perfectly free. The petals are generally of the same size and shape; though sometimes, as in the Barbadoes Flower-fence (Poiiiciana, or Ccesalpmia pidcherrima), four are of the same shape, and one deformed (seey^r. 18).. Fig. 18.—Flower of the Barbadoes Flower-fence. The filaments of some of the stamens are very long and curving over, but the others
. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. CHAP. II.] C^SALPINEiE. 45 and stamens of unequal length, which with few exceptions are also perfectly free. The petals are generally of the same size and shape; though sometimes, as in the Barbadoes Flower-fence (Poiiiciana, or Ccesalpmia pidcherrima), four are of the same shape, and one deformed (seey^r. 18).. Fig. 18.—Flower of the Barbadoes Flower-fence. The filaments of some of the stamens are very long and curving over, but the others are much shorter and erect; the style is long and slender, ending in a pointed stigma. The legume is flat, and it looks almost many-celled, from the seeds being divided from each other by a kind of spongy substance, frequently found in the pods. 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 Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858. London, J. Murray
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