. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fia. 285. Male flower (*). Fi&. 286. liongitadinal section of male flower. Fia. 287. Female flower (*). Fia. 288. Longitudinal section of female flower. 288), with a receptacular sac similar to that of Blceagnm, a four-leaved perianth, and eight glands superposed in pairs to the sepals and inserted in the throat. The gynseceum occupies the bottom of the flower; here too it becomes an achene around which the receptacle forms a drupaceous indusium. The male flowers (figs. 285, 286), have a much shallower cupuliform receptacle. On its edges are in- ser
. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fia. 285. Male flower (*). Fi&. 286. liongitadinal section of male flower. Fia. 287. Female flower (*). Fia. 288. Longitudinal section of female flower. 288), with a receptacular sac similar to that of Blceagnm, a four-leaved perianth, and eight glands superposed in pairs to the sepals and inserted in the throat. The gynseceum occupies the bottom of the flower; here too it becomes an achene around which the receptacle forms a drupaceous indusium. The male flowers (figs. 285, 286), have a much shallower cupuliform receptacle. On its edges are in- serted eight free stamens, four superposed to the sepals, and four alternate with them. Each has an introrse anther and a slender filament inserted outside the circle of eight glands, which are as in the female flower superposed to the calyx-lobes. Only two species of Shepherdia^ are known, shrubs from North America with opposite 1 L., Speo., ed. 2, 176.—Thttnb., M. Jap., 66, t. 14.—PtTBSH, M. N. Amer., i. 114.—A. ElCH., , 383, 404, t. , Fl. Cauc, ii. 112.—Sibth., Fl. Grtsec. t. 152.— EoxB., M. Ind., i. 460.—Bi,., Bijdr., 638.— BiAuc, Fl. d. FiUpp., I4s.—Bbiohb., Icon., t. 549.—RoYM, III. Simal. 323, t. 61.— Wall, Cat,, n. 4031. — Champ., in Sook. Jotim. (1853), 196.—Bbnth., loc. cit.—Gben. & GODB., Fl. de Fr., iii. 69. ' Ntttt., G-e%. of N. Amer. PI., ii. (1818), 2tO.—A. Rich., Mon., 389, 401, 402, t. 24, fig. 3.—Spach, Smt. a Baffon, x. 457.—Endi,., &en., n. 2113.—Meissn., Prodr., 607. ' L., Spec, ed. 2, 1453 (Hippophae).— PuESH, Fl. N. Amer., i. 115 {Hippophae).— MiOHX., Fl. , ii. 227 {Hippophae).— Hook., Fl. , ii. 138, t. 178.— Fncycl. of Trees, 700, icon. I I 2. 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
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