. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1569. Selenipedium caudatum. f, staminodium: a, anther; s, stigma. s, 3-lobed stigma. The anther lies above the rostellum, within a depres- sion or anther-bed (Fig. 1570, a). Its cells vary from 2-4 or 8. In nearly all the Orchids the pollen coheres in masses or poUinia (Fig. 1570, p), the number of pollen mass
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1569. Selenipedium caudatum. f, staminodium: a, anther; s, stigma. s, 3-lobed stigma. The anther lies above the rostellum, within a depres- sion or anther-bed (Fig. 1570, a). Its cells vary from 2-4 or 8. In nearly all the Orchids the pollen coheres in masses or poUinia (Fig. 1570, p), the number of pollen masses corresponding to the number of anther cells. Often the viscid substance uniting the pollen grains is prolonged into a stalk (caudicle), which ex- tends beyond the anther and comes itito contai-t with the viscid substance secreted by the nistilluin. wliich forms an adhesive disk by means of whii ti tlic ]Mi|liiija become attached to insects. In many i iIm outer layer of the rostellum itself I,y a .lis-olution of the underlying cells, and thus fonns ;l stalk (.stipe), which becomes attached to tin. l.\ im-ans of the product of the dissolved la 11- What. \.r its origin, the stalk, with its viscid di-l , r^im "H'' id' the most important parts of the !, mi in Ix m. aiis of which pollen is trans]ioiaril ii lo tlowii-. insuring cross-pollination .a lla .I,tail- of tlie mechanism bv wiia. a: ['h-Ia -I lia\.' laa-ll 11' I "I the parts of the flower to one another is, la II .hanged by the peculiar growth of the lUiial I'liis is convex in the very young stages of development, but it soon becomes cup-like and finally tubular, inclosing the ovary. Special lateral outgrowths. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde),
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