. A popular California flora, or, Manual of botany for beginners. Containing descriptions of flowering plants growing in central California, and westward to the ocean. With illustrated introductory lessons, especially adapted to the Pacific coast. stamens. Observe that the first species is distinguished by staminodia notnotched at the top as shown in the figure. The species in § Seubertia resemble the firstthree in general appearance, but the stamens and pistils are very difierent, as is shown•by Fig. c. Observe that the stamens have versatile instead of basifixed anthers; and theovary is upon
. A popular California flora, or, Manual of botany for beginners. Containing descriptions of flowering plants growing in central California, and westward to the ocean. With illustrated introductory lessons, especially adapted to the Pacific coast. stamens. Observe that the first species is distinguished by staminodia notnotched at the top as shown in the figure. The species in § Seubertia resemble the firstthree in general appearance, but the stamens and pistils are very difierent, as is shown•by Fig. c. Observe that the stamens have versatile instead of basifixed anthers; and theovary is upon a stipe, instead of being sessile. Douglas Broditea, of Oregon, is likeFig. f, only the base of the perianth is broader, the upper row of stamens have broadbases, the stipe is shorter and the flowers are on short pedicels, so as to fonn a sub-capitate umbel. The most common species of the third section is the White b shows a part of the flower. The middle figure on the next page represents a plant, the curious cup-like leaves ofwhich must have attracted your attention. The leaf cups are frequently much larger thanhere shov/n, and borne upon stems a,foot or more in height. Though tlie flowers are small. SY£TE:MATIC you readily decide that the sepals are two, andthat there are five petals and live stamens. Theseed pods show that theie is but one pistil, andthat the calyx does not adhere to the ovary; thatis, the ovary is superior. Armed with this in-formation, you turn-to the key v/here you searchunder B. Stamens 10 or less. Evidently thecorrect subheads are: 1. Ovary, or ovaries, supe-rior, etc.; * * Pktd only one/ fi Herbs/J Leaves viostJy radical/ Stamens 5, opposite thepetals; sepals 2; style 3-cleft—Portulacaceee, to p. 29 you find that GUujtonia is theonly genus having 5 stamens, and that this plantmust bfe Claytonia perfoUata. The little plant figured above («) evidently an-swers to the description of the Var. exhjua, whichis now co
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