. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. the 2 of these , etc.) the ito a wing- :ir sta- ' nit hers. 1567. Cattleya. The light and shaded parts, a a and b h, each represent The Orchid flower exhibits |..ii,:,|,- iIm -r,-ate specialization and adaptation 1 i vegetable kingdom. The 2 outer w I - the sepals and petals, have been -m'l h n'l In the m
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. the 2 of these , etc.) the ito a wing- :ir sta- ' nit hers. 1567. Cattleya. The light and shaded parts, a a and b h, each represent The Orchid flower exhibits |..ii,:,|,- iIm -r,-ate specialization and adaptation 1 i vegetable kingdom. The 2 outer w I - the sepals and petals, have been -m'l h n'l In the monocotyledons there an;- normal whorls of stamens. In the Orchids only 1 are fertile. In the Monandrse (Cypripediu odd stamen of the outer whorl is di-Tcloped like staminodium (Figs. 1568, ;6|i. ./1 Th. mens of theinner whorl are fertil. i I i i 1 on each side of the starainodiiiiii ; i â -, \:.>\'.\,a). In all the other Orchids, except i I the odd stamen of the outer whrnl i- i. ml. , anther situated at the top of the column (Fig. 1570, a). The similar two of the inner whorl are developed as staminodia, forming the sides of the clinandrum or anther-bed. Often they are developed into crests or ears on the column. Traces of the oth. i -i:iiiii n- nr rarely found in the flower. Compare I'i:; . i l- '11. \'. I. 1. The :! pistils are developed in i i i i ,: i .i a few related genera. In these the i . ;. .i 11, :;.|<jhed, showing the union of .I pistils |l'i;;.s. ^. ;i. .v). In most of the other genera only '1 of the stigmas are receptive, the third being developed into the curious rostellum. In some cases the stignuitic surfaces are confluent into one, while in others they remain more or li"*s distinct. Generally they appear as flat surfaces often sunken in a depression in the column (Lipliinew, Pig. 1570, s, and many others). In a few cases the stigmas are more or less elevated on stalks (Hahena- rii). In Sophronitis they exte
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