. Introduction to botany. Botany. MILKWEED FAMILY 195 hood-like appendages, each with an incurved horn borne oi the stamen tube and forming a crown around the stigma (Fig. 27, A); anthers pressing against the lobes of the stigma; the pollen clinging together in tough, waxy or fine-grained hn. Fig. 27. Flower of Asclepias syriaca A, entire flower; B, vertical section; C, diagram; D, details of pollen-masses and glands, ca, calyx; c, corolla; hd, hood; hti, horn; a, anther; s, stig- ma; 0, ovary; g, gland; p, poUen-mass. (All considerably enlarged.) masses. Ovary free from the calyx tube, of 2 c
. Introduction to botany. Botany. MILKWEED FAMILY 195 hood-like appendages, each with an incurved horn borne oi the stamen tube and forming a crown around the stigma (Fig. 27, A); anthers pressing against the lobes of the stigma; the pollen clinging together in tough, waxy or fine-grained hn. Fig. 27. Flower of Asclepias syriaca A, entire flower; B, vertical section; C, diagram; D, details of pollen-masses and glands, ca, calyx; c, corolla; hd, hood; hti, horn; a, anther; s, stig- ma; 0, ovary; g, gland; p, poUen-mass. (All considerably enlarged.) masses. Ovary free from the calyx tube, of 2 carpels, more or less united below but unconnected above; styles 2 ; stigmas 5-angled; ovules several-many. Fruit consisting of 1 or 2 pods. The flowers are very highly specialized for pollination by insects (see below, under Asclejnas).. 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Caldwell, Otis William, 1869- joint author. Boston, New York, [etc. ] Ginn and company
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