. Our native trees and how to identify them [microform] : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees; Arbres. WILLOW FAMILY the On species, however, they are smaH in- conspicuous, and fugacious. The . of the nâ v is the same in .-very species, h IS <,s, that is, the stamens and pistils are separate and Innuv on <liiirr,âi t,,.. ,. This makes the fam- »ly (Idhcuit to elassily, lâr it is ne. essaiv to two In es in order to determine â spe. ies, and the ims are always at hand. Kmlhermore. the species
. Our native trees and how to identify them [microform] : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees; Arbres. WILLOW FAMILY the On species, however, they are smaH in- conspicuous, and fugacious. The . of the nâ v is the same in .-very species, h IS <,s, that is, the stamens and pistils are separate and Innuv on <liiirr,âi t,,.. ,. This makes the fam- »ly (Idhcuit to elassily, lâr it is ne. essaiv to two In es in order to determine â spe. ies, and the ims are always at hand. Kmlhermore. the species h\ luidi/,. and also cpnckly respond to environment, tiiat ..nly an ex^ pert is competent to decide a .iueslion with regard to'species among willows. The staminate nowers are either calvx ..r < .. ⢠they consist simply of stamens, in nmnlur var'vin, fioin two to ten, accompanied by a nectarileroiis ulaiid and inserted on the base of a scale which is itself borne on the rai:his of a raceme called a catkin, or anient. This scale is oval and entile and verv hairy. The anthers are rose (olored in the bud but oranye or purple after the (lower , they are two-celled and the cells open lonoimdinally. The lilaments are thread- like, usually pale yellow, often hairy The pistillate Howers are also without ,alvx or coi'olla â and consist of a sin,^de ovary accompanied by a small Hat gland and inserted on the base of a scale which is likewise borne on the rachis of a catkin. This ovarv is on, -celled the style two-lobed, and the ovules nunierons.' The fruit is ' -ne-celled, two-valved, cylindrical, beaked , apsule, cmtain" "iKMiiany minute seeds which are furnislu uUh Ion- silky white hairs. The catkins appear bef<Me or with the'^ieaves catkin and ament are interchanireable words cat^ km seems most appropriate for ihe Howers of the willow be- cause of their furry wIhmi half developed The uenus .S;,//.v ,s
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