. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. 212. .Stiiminate ciitkins of oiik. late Howfis arc in llic and uot showu iu this pictui-e. flowers are on the same plant, e. (?., oak (Fig. 212), beeeh, chestnut, hazel, walnnt, hickory, the plant is monoecious (" in one house "). When the}' are on different plants (poplar and willow, Fig. 213), the plant is dioecious ("in two liouses"). Monu'- eions and dioecious plants may be pollinated by wind or insects, or other agents. They are usually wind-polli- nated, although willows are often, if not mostly, insect- l)()lliii;it»'
. Botany, an elementary text for schools. Botany. 212. .Stiiminate ciitkins of oiik. late Howfis arc in llic and uot showu iu this pictui-e. flowers are on the same plant, e. (?., oak (Fig. 212), beeeh, chestnut, hazel, walnnt, hickory, the plant is monoecious (" in one house "). When the}' are on different plants (poplar and willow, Fig. 213), the plant is dioecious ("in two liouses"). Monu'- eions and dioecious plants may be pollinated by wind or insects, or other agents. They are usually wind-polli- nated, although willows are often, if not mostly, insect- l)()lliii;it»'d. The Indian corn (Fig. 214) is a montecious ]^lant. The staminate flowers are in a terminal panicle (tassel). The pistillate flow- ers are in a dense spike (car), inclosed in a sheath or husk. Each "silk" is a style. Each pistillate flower pro- duces a kernel of corn. Sometimes a few ])istillatc flowers are borne in the tassel and a few staminate flowers on the tip of the eai-. 2G9. Altliou-ii most flowers are of such character as to insure or increase the cliances of cross-polliii;it ion, llierc an; some which (ihsohdrh/ forbid rrttssi)i(j. These flowers are usually b('i-ne lieucalli oi' ou the grouuil, :iii(l they h-ick slio\V\' eoh)rs ;iU(l perfumes. 'I'hey are known as cleis- togamous flowri-s (meaning 'I'hi' jilaiit has iioiiiial sliowy flowers liolliuali'd, ami in adilil ion is |ii'o\ idril. 2Vi. Catkins of n willow. A stiiiiiinato tlowor is sliowii lit «. and ii i)ihl il- Into tlowcr at ;*. Tlio .stainlnalc and liislillati- arc on dilTcri'nt Jilaiils. tiKldcn Mowers wliieh ina\ lie in SI. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York Macmillan
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