. Botany for beginners: an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany. Plants. 110 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS. Fie. 69. (Ch. £65. Fig. 69, A represents a floAver of the cruciform family j a*. B, may be seen the stamens arranged in two sets, the four at a being longer than the two at b ; at c, are two glands be- tween the short stamens and the germ ; at C, is a petal, con- sisting of a, the border, and b, the claw; at D, is the pod or silicle ; a, represents the valves, 6, the seeds, as alternately at- tached to the edges of the partition or dksepiment which di vides this kind of peric
. Botany for beginners: an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany. Plants. 110 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS. Fie. 69. (Ch. £65. Fig. 69, A represents a floAver of the cruciform family j a*. B, may be seen the stamens arranged in two sets, the four at a being longer than the two at b ; at c, are two glands be- tween the short stamens and the germ ; at C, is a petal, con- sisting of a, the border, and b, the claw; at D, is the pod or silicle ; a, represents the valves, 6, the seeds, as alternately at- tached to the edges of the partition or dksepiment which di vides this kind of pericarp into two cells. PAPILIONACEOUS FLOWERS. 466. These are so called from a Latin word papilio, a butter- fly, on account of the supposed resemblance between them and that insect; they are generally flowers with brilliant colouring, and of a showy appearance. The sweet-pea may be given as an example ; this unites to delicacy of colour and beauty of form, a highly fragrant perfume. A67. The flowers belonging to this natural family are so pe- culiar in appearance as to make them easily recognized. The Rose, the Pink, and the Bell-flower, are regular in their form, that is, there is a symmetry and equality in their parts. Irre- 465. What does Fig. 69 represent 1 466. Describe the papilionaceous flowers 467. Are these flowers regular %. 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 Phelps, Lincoln, Mrs. , 1793-1884. New York, Huntington & Savage
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