. Aspects of plant life; with special reference to the British flora. Plants. go PLANTS AND ANIMALS of a palisade of stiff hairs or prickles, such as may be studied in the Thistles; in some plants a downward- pointing ring of stiff hairs at each joint serves the same purpose. In the Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phccnicolasiiis), often grown in gardens, the calyx, like the stem, is densely clothed with bright red slender spines (Fig. 17). It opens to allow the inconspicuous. Fig. 17.—Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phcenicolasius). Leaf and panicle, § ; flower after pollination ; ripe fruit, both slight
. Aspects of plant life; with special reference to the British flora. Plants. go PLANTS AND ANIMALS of a palisade of stiff hairs or prickles, such as may be studied in the Thistles; in some plants a downward- pointing ring of stiff hairs at each joint serves the same purpose. In the Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phccnicolasiiis), often grown in gardens, the calyx, like the stem, is densely clothed with bright red slender spines (Fig. 17). It opens to allow the inconspicuous. Fig. 17.—Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phcenicolasius). Leaf and panicle, § ; flower after pollination ; ripe fruit, both slightly enlarged. petals to expand, and then closes again and resumes its protective role till the scarlet fruit approaches maturity. But it is in the flower itself that we find the most ingenious arrangements to encourage useful and dis- courage useless visitors, to assist the former to pol- linate the flower, and while offering nectar to the wel-. 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 Praeger, R. Lloyd (Robert Lloyd), 1865-1953. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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