. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. RANUNULACEAE (CROWFOOT FAMILY) 63 white flowers on scapes. Sepals 5—7, petal-like, deciduous. Petals 5—7, small, club-shaped, hollow at the apex. Stamens 15-25. Pis- tils 3—7 on slender stalks. (Named from coptein, to cut, referring to the divided leaves.) C. trifolia, Goldthread. A tiny woodland plant whose long bright yellow and thread-like roots are thought to have medicinal Caltha palustriSf Marsh marigold. CopHs trifolia. Goldthread. They are bitter. The evergreen leaves are dark green and shining, 3-lobed, scalloped, finely toothed, long
. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. RANUNULACEAE (CROWFOOT FAMILY) 63 white flowers on scapes. Sepals 5—7, petal-like, deciduous. Petals 5—7, small, club-shaped, hollow at the apex. Stamens 15-25. Pis- tils 3—7 on slender stalks. (Named from coptein, to cut, referring to the divided leaves.) C. trifolia, Goldthread. A tiny woodland plant whose long bright yellow and thread-like roots are thought to have medicinal Caltha palustriSf Marsh marigold. CopHs trifolia. Goldthread. They are bitter. The evergreen leaves are dark green and shining, 3-lobed, scalloped, finely toothed, long-stemmed. Mossy woods and swamps. May-July. AQUILEGIA Perennials with 2-3 ternately compound leaves, the leaflets lobed. Flowers large and showy, terminating the branches. Sepals 5, regular, colored like the petals. Petals 5, all alike, with a short spreading lip, and extending backward into large spurs which are much longer than the calyx. Pistils 5, with slender 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 Cowles, Henry Chandler, 1869-1939; Coulter, John G. (John Gaylord), b. 1876. joint author. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company
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