. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 324. Petal of a Buttercup with a nectariferous scale at its base. Fig. 325. One of the petals of Mignonette {Reseda). Fig. 326. A petal of the Grass of Parnassus (Paj'nassia palustris) bearing a li-inged scale at its base. a cup-shaped structure, as in the perianth of the Daffodil (fig. 328) and other species of Narcissus; to this the term corona is commonly applied. The beautiful fringes on the corolla of the Passion-flower are of a similar nature. Fig. /'(/. 327. A petal of a species of Lycfutia o. Claw. I. Limb. a. Scaly ap- pendages. Fig. 328. Flowe
. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 324. Petal of a Buttercup with a nectariferous scale at its base. Fig. 325. One of the petals of Mignonette {Reseda). Fig. 326. A petal of the Grass of Parnassus (Paj'nassia palustris) bearing a li-inged scale at its base. a cup-shaped structure, as in the perianth of the Daffodil (fig. 328) and other species of Narcissus; to this the term corona is commonly applied. The beautiful fringes on the corolla of the Passion-flower are of a similar nature. Fig. /'(/. 327. A petal of a species of Lycfutia o. Claw. I. Limb. a. Scaly ap- pendages. Fig. 328. Flower of the Daffodil (^^arcissiis Fseudo-nareissus), The cup- or bell-shaped process towards the centre is termed a corona. The origin of all these scales is by no means clearly ascer- tained ; by some botanists they have been supposed to be de- rived from the petals, by others to be abortive stamens ; those. 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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