. Gray's school and field book of botany. Consisting of "Lessons in botany," and "Field, forest, and garden botany," bound in one volume. Botany; Botany. SECTION 8.] MODIFICATIONS OF THE TYPE. 85 § 4. MODIFICATIONS OP THE TYPE. 248. The Deviations, as they may be called, from the assumed type or pattern of flover are most various and extensive. The differences between one species and another of the same genus are comparatively insignificant; those between different genera are more striking; those between different families and classes of plants more and more profound. They
. Gray's school and field book of botany. Consisting of "Lessons in botany," and "Field, forest, and garden botany," bound in one volume. Botany; Botany. SECTION 8.] MODIFICATIONS OF THE TYPE. 85 § 4. MODIFICATIONS OP THE TYPE. 248. The Deviations, as they may be called, from the assumed type or pattern of flover are most various and extensive. The differences between one species and another of the same genus are comparatively insignificant; those between different genera are more striking; those between different families and classes of plants more and more profound. They represent different adaptations to conditions or modes of life, some of which have obvious or probable utilities, although others are beyond particular expla- nation. The principal modifications may be conveniently classified. First those which in place of perfect (otherwise called hermaphrodite or bisexual) flowers, give origin to 249. Unisexual, or Separated, or Diclinous Flowers, imperfecl flow- ers, as they have been called in contradistinction to perfect flowers; but that. 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 Gray, Asa, 1810-1888; Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Elements of botany for beginners and for schools; Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Field, forest, and garden botany. New York : American Book Co.
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