. Elementary botany. Botany. -In trillium the and in dentaria the compound pistil. plants, for example columbine, etc. resemblance to a leaf, the margins of which are folded around so that they meet and enclose the ovules or spo- rangia. 654. If we cut across the com- jiound jnstil of tril- lium we find that the infoldings of the three pistils meet to form three jiartial partitions which extend ncarl)- to the center, dividing off three spaces. In these spaces are the o\'ules which are attached to llie infolded margins. If \vc make cross sections of a pistil of the jNIay-apple (podo-. Fig. 3S-.
. Elementary botany. Botany. -In trillium the and in dentaria the compound pistil. plants, for example columbine, etc. resemblance to a leaf, the margins of which are folded around so that they meet and enclose the ovules or spo- rangia. 654. If we cut across the com- jiound jnstil of tril- lium we find that the infoldings of the three pistils meet to form three jiartial partitions which extend ncarl)- to the center, dividing off three spaces. In these spaces are the o\'ules which are attached to llie infolded margins. If \vc make cross sections of a pistil of the jNIay-apple (podo-. Fig. 3S-. Section of iiistil of tril- lium, showing jiositionof ovules ( 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 Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York : H. Holt
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