. Plant studies; an elementary botany. Botany. 80 PLANT STUDIES. Fig. 73. A flower of the tobacco plant: «, a complete flower, showing the calyx with its sepals blended below, the funnelforin corolla made up of united petals, and the stamens just showing at the mouth of the corolla tube ; &, a corolla tube split open and showing the five stamens attached to it near the base ; c, a pistil made up of two blended carpels, the bulbous base (containing the ovules) being the ovary, the long stalk-like portion the style, and the knob at the top the stigma.—After Strase-urger. last set of floral l
. Plant studies; an elementary botany. Botany. 80 PLANT STUDIES. Fig. 73. A flower of the tobacco plant: «, a complete flower, showing the calyx with its sepals blended below, the funnelforin corolla made up of united petals, and the stamens just showing at the mouth of the corolla tube ; &, a corolla tube split open and showing the five stamens attached to it near the base ; c, a pistil made up of two blended carpels, the bulbous base (containing the ovules) being the ovary, the long stalk-like portion the style, and the knob at the top the stigma.—After Strase-urger. last set of floral leaves (carpels) appear,, the growth of the stem in length is checked and the cluster of floral leaves Fig. 74. A group of flower forms : a, a flower of harebell, showing a bell-shaped corolla composed of five petals ; b, a flower of phlox, showing a tubular corolla with its five petals distinct above and sharply spreading ; c, a flower of dead-nettle, showing an irregular corolla with its five petals forming two lips above the funnel- form base ; tf, a flower of toad-flax, showing a two-lipped corolla, and also a spur formed by the base of the corolla ; e, a flower of the snapdragon, showing the two lips of the corolla closed.—After 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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