. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 1038 Fi'f. 1035. Diagram of the flower of Corydalis, with two sepals, four petals, in two whorls, six stamens in two bundles, and a one-celled ovary with two parietal placentas. Fie/. 10;-!6. Vertical section of the flower of Iltipecotim. Fig. 1037. Upper or posterior petal of Coi-ydalis, spurred at the base, and a bundle of three stamens. Fig. 1038. Vertical section of the seed of Fiimnria. men fleshy. This order is induflcd^ in PapaveracecB by Bentham and HooTcer. Diagnosis.—Smooth herbs, with a watery juice, and alternate exstipulate much-divided leaves. F
. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 1038 Fi'f. 1035. Diagram of the flower of Corydalis, with two sepals, four petals, in two whorls, six stamens in two bundles, and a one-celled ovary with two parietal placentas. Fie/. 10;-!6. Vertical section of the flower of Iltipecotim. Fig. 1037. Upper or posterior petal of Coi-ydalis, spurred at the base, and a bundle of three stamens. Fig. 1038. Vertical section of the seed of Fiimnria. men fleshy. This order is induflcd^ in PapaveracecB by Bentham and HooTcer. Diagnosis.—Smooth herbs, with a watery juice, and alternate exstipulate much-divided leaves. Flowers very irregular and imsymmetrical, and either purple, white, or yellow. Sepals 2, deciduous. Stamens hypogynous, usually 6, diadelphous, or 4 distinct; always opposite to the petals. Ovary superior with parietal placentas ; ovules amphitropous. Embryo minute, ab- axial, in fleshy albumen. Distribution and Numbers. —The plants of this order prin- cipally occur in thickets and waste places in the temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere. Illustrative Oenera ;— Dicentra, Borkh.; Fumaria, Tourn. There are about 110 species. VOL. II. T. 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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