. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. TH1-] \'E(jietativp: orc;ans C(jmpared 3:3;i (innual; while if there are signs (such as a swollen root or leaf-rosette) implying only a past year's growth with no provision beyond, the plant would be called a biennial, i. e., one completing its life in two Fig. 287, I.—Columbine {Aquilegia vulgaris, Crowfoot Family, Ranun- culacew). Flowering top. Flower, entire and cut vertically. Pistil surrounded by rudimentary stamens. (Baillon.)—Perennial herb 4-5-60 cm. tall: leaves finely hairy; flowers purple, violet,


. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. TH1-] \'E(jietativp: orc;ans C(jmpared 3:3;i (innual; while if there are signs (such as a swollen root or leaf-rosette) implying only a past year's growth with no provision beyond, the plant would be called a biennial, i. e., one completing its life in two Fig. 287, I.—Columbine {Aquilegia vulgaris, Crowfoot Family, Ranun- culacew). Flowering top. Flower, entire and cut vertically. Pistil surrounded by rudimentary stamens. (Baillon.)—Perennial herb 4-5-60 cm. tall: leaves finely hairy; flowers purple, violet, white, etc.; fruit dry. Eurasia. Common in gardens. Nearly all the members of this family are perennial herbs. A few, such as the mouse-tail, are annuals; and there are some more or woody forms, as for example, certain species of Clematis which are woody and climbing. None of the family are trees.^ 1 The following signs are often used for brevity in botanical descrip- tions: 0 for an annual, ® for a biennial, and 21 for a perennial herb; ^ for a vine whether trailing, climbing, or twining; b for a woody plant; 15 for a small shrub, 3 for a large one; S for a shrubby tree and _5 for one of considerable size. To these we may add O to mean herbaceous as a counterpart to the sign for 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company


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