. Botany all the year round; a practical text-book for schools. Botany. DRY FRUITS 71. the so-called seeds of the thistle, dandelion, etc., is a small, dry, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, so like a naked seed that it is generally taken for one by per- sons who are not acquainted with botany. It is the commonest of all fruits, and there are so many kinds that special names have been applied to some of the most marked varieties. The achene of the com- posite family may generally be known by the various appendages vUWki in the form of scales, hooks, hairs, or chaff, that crown it (Figs. 137- 142).
. Botany all the year round; a practical text-book for schools. Botany. DRY FRUITS 71. the so-called seeds of the thistle, dandelion, etc., is a small, dry, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, so like a naked seed that it is generally taken for one by per- sons who are not acquainted with botany. It is the commonest of all fruits, and there are so many kinds that special names have been applied to some of the most marked varieties. The achene of the com- posite family may generally be known by the various appendages vUWki in the form of scales, hooks, hairs, or chaff, that crown it (Figs. 137- 142). This appendage is always called a pappus, no matter under what form it occurs. It is fre- 135, 136. — Achenes (magni- fied) : 13s, of buckwheat; 136, of 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 Andrews, Eliza Frances, b. 1840. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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