. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . cgia. Walnut Family, JuolandacecE). 1, aspring shoot bearing young leaves; at a, a staminate flowcr-cluster, andat b, a of three pistillate flowers. 2, a single staminate flower\-iewed from below, showing the numerous , and three sepalsand three bracts which cover them above: a, inner view of a singlestamen; 6, the same in side view. 3, a single pistillate flower, showingthe two spreading stigmas protruding beyond the small , whichcrowns the ovarj*. 4. the same cut vertically, showing the single ovuloat the -5,
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany . cgia. Walnut Family, JuolandacecE). 1, aspring shoot bearing young leaves; at a, a staminate flowcr-cluster, andat b, a of three pistillate flowers. 2, a single staminate flower\-iewed from below, showing the numerous , and three sepalsand three bracts which cover them above: a, inner view of a singlestamen; 6, the same in side view. 3, a single pistillate flower, showingthe two spreading stigmas protruding beyond the small , whichcrowns the ovarj*. 4. the same cut vertically, showing the single ovuloat the -5, a fruit with part of the husk removed, showing therough-shelled nut within. 6. nut cut in half vertically, showing half ofthe four-lobed seed or meat, within. (Wossidlo.)—The plant is ahandsome, widely spreading tree attaining a height of 20 m. Barksoon becoming thick and much cracked. Leaves smooth, dull green,bronzy to yellowish. Flowers greenish. Fruit-hull, green turningblack. Wind carries the pollen from tree to tree. 40 VARIOUS FOOD PLANTS. in;. 2s.—Hiittcrnut (Juj/Zansci/ierea, Walnut Family, Jufjlandacece). A twigin autumn Ijearing a single leaf and a ripe fruit. Twig, iii spring bear-ing two staminate flower-clusters. A single staniinatc flower viewedfrom above. A pistillate flower showing the two protruding nut removed from its husk, showing the deeplj- sculptured flowers, enlarged; the other parts reduced. (Hritton and Brown.) —The plant is a forest tree becoming sometimes M) m. tall; old barkroughish, gray; young twigs and leaves sticky-hairy; flowers brownishgreen; stigmas red; fruit green turning to brown, covered thickly withvery sticky hairs, nut I)lackish. Fig. 29.—Pecan (.Cdri/n olivceforrnis, Walnut Family, Jufjlandaceoe). Twigin spring after remcn-al of all the leaves but one and all the staminateflower-dusters below it except the lower pirt of their stalks. At thetip of the twig is the small cluster of pistillate flowers. Three-
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