. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. 30 AGRICULTURE ovules, which grow into seeds after the flower has been pollinated. In peas and beans the ovary grows into a pod. Sometimes the ovary becomes very large and fleshy. Pumpkins and watermelons are ovaries of this sort. How Flowers Differ. Flowers that are pollinated by insects, ordinarily have bright colors, which, as a rule,. Left-hand figure, the flower of the sweet pea opened, with the standard and one each of the wing and keel petals removed, showing the stimens and the pistil. Nine stamens, b, are joined together in a r
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. 30 AGRICULTURE ovules, which grow into seeds after the flower has been pollinated. In peas and beans the ovary grows into a pod. Sometimes the ovary becomes very large and fleshy. Pumpkins and watermelons are ovaries of this sort. How Flowers Differ. Flowers that are pollinated by insects, ordinarily have bright colors, which, as a rule,. Left-hand figure, the flower of the sweet pea opened, with the standard and one each of the wing and keel petals removed, showing the stimens and the pistil. Nine stamens, b, are joined together in a ring around the pistil, which is concealed except for the stigma, a. There is also a single stamen,/, not in the ring. The anthe-s, c, which contain the pollen, are seen. The keel petal, e, and the upper and lower parts of the wing petal, dd, are shown. Right-hand flower, the flower of the Easter lijy opened. In the center is the pistil, surrounded by the stamens. On the outside, some of the petals and sepals are seen. wind-pollinated plants lack. The flowers of catalpa, peach, and red clover, are bright-colored, but the tassels of corn, and the flowers of wheat, of the elm, and of the oak, are not. Flowers differ also with regard to stamens and pistils. In the peach and the apple, stamens and pistils are found in the same flower. The same is true of the flowers of wheat, rye, and oats, but the flower of corn is quite. 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 Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
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